Grey Matter (2011)

Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project The Cycle of the Cockroach a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities only to find herself committed to the same mental institution as a man driven insane by the crimes he perpetrated during the war Potential funders for the film insist the themes are too bleak and pessimisticthey encourage Balthazar to make a message film that raises awareness about genderbased violence or HIVAIDS instead But he refuses to give up Instead of telling his production team the news Balthazar continues preparations for the film without financing or equipment After rehearsing a scene with each of the characters reality blurs and scenes from the script materialize provoking the question Can a film like this exist only in the directors dreams Armed with a daring and creative visual language