Rwanda’s blind sports reporter | Africa Direct Documentary

Leonidas Ndayisaba is a sports journalist in Kigali, Rwanda. He covers games, analyses team management, discusses player transfers and comments on the action on and off the pitch.
He sits in the football stadium, absorbing the atmosphere while his colleagues describe the play to him - because Leonidas is almost fully blind.
He has had very little sight since childhood and can only see large shapes. But his blindness neither defines nor discourages him from his passion for the sport.
Samuel Ishimwe is a filmmaker based in Rwanda. His short graduation film won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and other awards including an Alexa Award at Palm Spring International ShortFest.
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An amazing shot about this blind sports journalist! The effort and hard work that went into creating this film is truly admirable and I am sure it will be enjoyed by many. Well done!

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I'm so happy he went for what his passion lives in despite his visual disability

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My Guy Leonidas
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I'm proud to be Rwandan ❤🇷🇼🇷🇼

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I didn't know he has a disability but he's good in sports

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good reporter he even once work for RBA

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❤❤