More Than I Want To Remember

More Than I Want To Remember
Directed byAmy Bench
Produced by
Mugeni Ornella
Amy Bench
Carolyn Merrima
Animation byMaya Edelman
Production
company
Mugeni Film
Distributed byMTV Documentary Films
Release date
  • November 29, 2022 (2022-11-29)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

More Than I Want to Remember is a 2022 animated short film directed by Amy Bench and written by Bench and Mugeni Awano.[1] It is based on the true story of Mugeni, a young girl from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film follows Mugeni as she escapes her village after a sudden attack and sets out on a journey across unfamiliar terrain to find her family.[2]

The film premiered in the United States on 29 November 2022, distributed by MTV Documentary Films via Paramount+.[3]

  1. ^ Taylor, Drew (29 June 2023). "ShortList 2023: 'More Than I Want to Remember' Director Says Her Animated Refugee Doc 'Could Not Have Been Told Another Way'". www.thewrap.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Timely Animated Child Refugee Short 'More Than I Remember' to Premiere at SXSW: Watch Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Exclusive Trailer: Award-Winning Short 'More Than I Want to Remember' Coming to Paramount+". Animation Magazine. 22 November 2022.