The Last Dog in Rwanda

The Last Dog in Rwanda is a Swedish short narrative film from 2006 directed and written by Jens Assur. It was Assur's debut both as a writer and a director.[1] The film received critical acclaim.

The Last Dog in Rwanda
Directed byJens Assur
Produced byDaniel Hill
Anna Carlsten
Written byJens Assur
CinematographyMarek Weiser
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
29 minutes
CountrySweden
South Africa
LanguageSwedish
English

Synopsis

The Last Dog in Rwanda is based on Assur's own experiences as a photojournalist covering the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

The 24-year-old, news photographer, David is in Rwanda to report on the ongoing genocide. Together with the 30 years older journalist Mats, he travels through the war-torn country in an attempt to chronicle the atrocities taking place against Tutsis and Hutus. It is a film about the fascination of war and the relation between the young David, playing war as a kid, and the real war's appeal and effect on the grown man.

Festivals and awards

Sedicicorto - International Film Festival, Italy
Special mention of the Jury
2008
Tribeca Film Festival, USA
Best Short Narrative[2]
2007
Nashville Film Festival, USA
Best Short Narrative
2007
Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Clermont Ferrand, France
Grand Prix, International Competition
2007
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, USA
Best Live Action over 15 minutes
2007
ARCIPELAGO International Festival of Short Films and New Images, Italy
Best Short
2007
Flickerfest, Australia
Coopers Award Best Short
2006

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Footnotes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-06-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/media2/Award_Winners_2007.html
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