I’M OLISAY N. MURENZI, A 21-YEAR-OLD WRITER-DIRECTOR BORN AND RAISED IN BELGIUM, BUT I’M ORIGINALLY FROM RWANDA. AFTER COMPLETING ALL MY SCHOOLING IN BRUSSELS, I MOVED TO AMSTERDAM AND STUDIED POLITICAL SCIENCE AT UVA. I REALISED STORYTELLING WAS WHERE I BELONGED AND EARNED A BACHELOR’S IN FILM PRODUCTION AT SAE INSTITUTE.

OVER TIME, I’VE WRITTEN, PRODUCED, AND DIRECTED THREE SHORT FILMS, CONTRIBUTED TO A DOCUMENTARY, AND COMPLETED MY FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH SCREENPLAY. MY WORK EXPLORES GROUNDED, FAMILIAR CHARACTERS BECAUSE STORIES MATTER MOST WHEN SOMEONE SEES THEMSELVES IN THEM.

MY STYLE IS BOLD AND INTIMATE, GROUNDED IN MESSY, TRUE-TO-LIFE DIALOGUE AND VISUALS SHAPED BY LONG TAKES, UNUSUAL LIGHTING, AND DISTINCTIVE LENSES. I MAKE FILMS THAT CONFRONT AND CONNECT, LIVING BETWEEN BEAUTY AND DARKNESS, FAILURE AND HOPE. FILMMAKING IS FREEDOM TO ME: A MIRROR, A QUESTION, AND AN ANSWER.

MY STYLE IS BOLD AND INTIMATE, GROUNDED IN MESSY, TRUE-TO-LIFE DIALOGUE AND VISUALS SHAPED BY LONG TAKES, UNUSUAL LIGHTING, AND DISTINCTIVE LENSES. I MAKE FILMS THAT CONFRONT AND CONNECT, LIVING BETWEEN BEAUTY AND DARKNESS, FAILURE AND HOPE. FILMMAKING IS FREEDOM TO ME: A MIRROR, A QUESTION, AND AN ANSWER.