Kayije Kagame
Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Born in 1987 in Geneva, Switzerland. She studied at ENSATT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre) in Lyon. She took part in Robert Wilson’s Watermill International Summer Program Residency in Long Island, USA and was also artist in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. The creator of numerous performances, sound pieces, films, and installation, she is currently touring with INTÉRIEUR VIE / INTÉRIEUR NUIT (INNER LIFE / INNER NIGHT), which she codirected together with Hugo Radi. The role of Rama in SAINT OMER (2022) by Alice Diop marks her feature film acting debut. SAINT OMER premiered in Venice where it was awarded with the Silver Lion. The film was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been invited to numerous festivals worldwide. SAINT OMER was the French entry for the International Feature Film Competition at the 95th Academy Awards and part of the film selection for the European Film Awards 2022. Kayije Kagame was selected as "Revelation" by the French Film Academy (Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma) for the Césars 2023. The short film NIGHT SHIFT, which she co-directed with Hugo Radi, won the Silver Leopard for best short film in the national competition at the Locarno Film Festival, and the "Asino d'Oro" award for best film at the Concorto Film Festival in Italy (2023).
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2023
- Night Shift by Kayije Kagame, Hugo Radi
Screenwriter
- 2023
- Night Shift by Kayije Kagame, Hugo Radi
Actor
- 2024
- Didy by Gaël Kamilindi, François-Xavier Destors
- 2023
- Night Shift by Kayije Kagame, Hugo Radi
- 2022
- Initial by Hugo Radi
- 2022
- Saint Omer by Alice Diop
Producer
- 2023
- Night Shift by Kayije Kagame, Hugo Radi