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BalthazarisayoungAfricanfilmmakeronthebrinkofdirectinghisfirstproject,TheCycleoftheCockroach,afictionalstoryaboutayoungwomanwhosurvivedunspeakableatrocitiesonlytofindherselfcommittedtothesamementalinstitutionasamandriveninsanebythecrimesheperpetratedduringthewar.Potentialfundersforthefilminsistthethemesaretoobleakandpessimistic-theyencourageBalthazartomakea"message"filmthatraisesawarenessaboutgender-basedviolenceorHIV/AIDSinstead.Butherefusestogiveup.Insteadoftellinghisproductionteamthenews,Balthazarcontinuespreparationsforthefilmwithoutfinancingorequipment.Afterrehearsingascenewitheachofthecharacters,realityblursandscenesfromthescriptmaterialize,provokingthequestion:Canafilmlikethisexistonlyinthedirector'sdreams?Armedwithadaringandcreativevisuallanguage,writer/directorKivuRuhorahozaboldlygraspsattheillusorytrickofrepresentationin...Written