Les Lavandières

Les Lavandières tells the story of Jeanne, an immigrant mother, exploring the birth and sudden collapse of a dream. 

SYNOPSIS

Lavande tells the story of Jeanne, her mother, a hope-filled immigrant woman. Flirting between documentary and fiction, Les Lavandières explores the birth, growth and sudden death of a dream.

Theme(s): , Identity, Migration

DETAILS

Director | , Laura Kamugisha
Year | , 2023
Country | , Québec
Duration | 4 minutes
Original language | , French
Subtitles | , English
Music | Sebastian Cervantes
Cinematographer | Claudie-Ann Landry
Narration | Laura Kamugisha
Cast | Jean-Bastien Niyigaruye, Marie-Chantal Kamugisha, Michaëla Mukalay, Raphaël-Ange Kamugisha

DIRECTOR

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Laura Kamugisha

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Laura Kamugisha, a graduate in Film Production from Concordia University, is a Rwandan-born screenwriter, director, and producer based in Montreal. Her films explore themes of cultural identity, memory, and intergenerational baggage through visual poetry. She has directed several short films, including Les Lavandières (TIFF Next Wave, VIFF, FNC, Brooklyn Film Festival 2023), Trait d’Union (RIDM 2020), and Mitochondrial (FNC 2020). The director describes her projects — and herself — as sensitive, stubborn, and intuitive.

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1 | 

24 July 2025 pm31 20h45

Parc Molson 

This film is included in screening Short film competition – Programme #3

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