Congo in Four Acts
Congo in Four Acts | |
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Directed by | Dieudo Hamadi Kiripi Katembo |
Produced by | Djo Tunda Wa Munga Steven Markovitz |
Cinematography | Deschamps Matala Divita Wa Lusala |
Edited by | Divita Wa Lusala Ronelle Loots Frédéric Massiot |
Release date | 2010 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo South Africa |
Congo in Four Acts is a 2010 documentary film.
Synopsis[]
Initiated as an educational project to help young filmmakers develop their craft, Congo in Four Acts is a quartet of short films.[1] Ladies in Waiting chronicles the bureaucratic dysfunctions of a maternity ward from which women cannot leave unless they pay their fees. Symphony Kinshasa takes the viewer on a tour through Congo's capital city where malaria is rife, electricity cables lie in the street and garbage is everywhere. Zero Tolerance deals with rape as a weapon of war in Eastern RDC and the attempts by authorities to re-establish the national moral code. After the Mine depicts life in Kipushi, a mining town where the soil is contaminated.
Production[]
The film was co-directed by Dieudo Hamadi, Kiripi Katembo and Divita Wa Lusala.[2]
Awards[]
- Cinéma du Réel 2010[2]
- Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011[2]
- The Pierre And Yolande Perrault Grant at Cinema Du Reel (“Ladies In Waiting”) [3]
- The Grand Prix - One World Kyrgyzstan International Film Festival 2011[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Young, Neil (14 October 2010). "Congo in Four Acts -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Nechvatal, Joseph (9 August 2015). "Photographer Kiripi Katembo, Master of Reflection, Dies at 36". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Africiné". www.africine.org. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
External links[]
- 2010 films
- Creative Commons-licensed documentary films
- South African films
- Democratic Republic of the Congo documentary films
- South African documentary films
- 2010 documentary films
- Anthology films
- Documentary films about African politics
- African film stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs
- Political documentary film stubs