Grey Matter (2011)

Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project, The Cycle of the Cockroach, a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities only to find herself committed to the same mental institution as a man driven insane by the crimes he perpetrated during the war. Potential funders for the film insist the themes are too bleak and pessimistic-they encourage Balthazar to make a "message" film that raises awareness about gender-based violence or HIV/AIDS instead. But he refuses to give up. Instead of telling his production team the news, Balthazar continues preparations for the film without financing or equipment. After rehearsing a scene with each of the characters, reality blurs and scenes from the script materialize, provoking the question: Can a film like this exist only in the director's dreams? Armed with a daring and creative visual language...

Released April 21, 2011 110 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: imdb.rwanda, mdblist.fresh, imdb.insanity, aspectratio.1-85-1

Watch Providers: Fawesome

Production Companies: Moon Road Films, Scarab Studio

Country: Australia
Production Countries: Australia, United Kingdom, Rwanda
Languages: Kinyarwanda, French