Myriam Uwiragiye Birara

Rwandan filmmaker, writer, and director Myriam Uwiragiye Birara, born in 1992, has been making significant contributions to Rwandan cinema since 2010. She began her career in 2010 and has produced three short films. In 2023, she wrote and directed "The Bride," a film that explores the traditional Rwandan custom of abducting women for marriage. The film has won multiple awards and is set to be showcased at an art festival in Brazil.