Born in Kigali (Rwanda), Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo has been a self-taught filmmaker since 2008, and trained as an electronics and telecommunications engineer. Her films have been screened at numerous international festivals and broadcast on television, winning several prestigious awards, including: the Prix Thomas Sankara at FESPACO 2017, the Prix Cinit at Milano Festival 2012, the Prix Ousmane Sembène and Golden Dhow at ZIFF 2016, Deux Bronze Tanit at JCC (Tunis), the Prix Efere Ozako at AMAA Awards 2017.