Orange Studio has boarded “Tanzanite,” a female-centric thriller from Swiss-Rwandan filmmaker Kantarama Gahigiri, Variety has learned exclusively. “Tanzanite” takes place in the year 2045 in Kenya&…
Variety“Tanzanite” takes place in the year 2045 in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, a lawless city where temperatures have become dangerously high and the government has imposed a curfew to tame brewing unrest. One day, a bright and feisty 11-year-old girl working in an illegal mine discovers a precious tanzanite gemstone, which is believed to hold the soul of the region and give hope and protection to its bearer.
The film is set in the aftermath of an event known as the Great Collapse, examining East Africa through the lens of climate change and neo-liberal economic policies that are already putting a strain on the region today. Gahigiri tellsshe was inspired by a diverse array of influences, including the works of writers such as Aldous Huxley and Nigerian sci-fi novelist Nnedi Okorafor, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” and the swaggering films of the Blaxploitation era.
The filmmaker was raised between Rwanda and Switzerland, a fact that she credits with giving her a unique lens onto some of the issues facing East Africa. “I was fortunate to not only have one narrative,” she says. “Having these two different perspectives…has allowed me to challenge either version of what I see. I think it also allows me to have a more global aspect, a more global approach.”
Ribeiro, who met Gahigiri and Ruhorahoza long before they began writing the script for “Tanzanite,” says he had “pestered” the duo to submit a project to the Realness residency, which he co-founded. “There was a really big interest in their voices, even before the project came to the table,” he says.
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