Europa, “Based on a True Story”

Directed by Kivu Ruhorahoza

A hybrid film set in London by a Rwandan director, exploring a three­way relationship between a mysterious Nigerian man, a British woman and her ex. After his death, Simon appears to the ex as a ghost to tell his story, demanding a presence that was denied him as an asylum seeker. British and European political furor threaten both the director’s film plans and his stay in the UK. The fictional scenes are intercut with scenes of demonstrations.