UNE LETTRE À PAXY
Dir. Tshoper Kabambi
Senegal/DR Congo, 2017, 16 Min.
French w/ English subtitles
While attending a gathering of African producers in Senegal, filmmaker Tshoper Kabambi reflects on the history and realities of DR Congo in a video letter addressed to his infant daughter.
CHRONIQUE CONGOLAISE
Dir. Wendy Bashi
DR Congo, 2017, 25 Min.
French & Lingala, w/ English subtitles
In the run-up to DR Congo’s failed 2016 elections, a team of passionate young Congolese journalists fights to inform the public amid power cuts, internet shutdowns, social media disruptions, and general unrest.
KINSHASA COLLECTION: EPISODE #2 - THE VENTURE
Dir. Dorothee Werner
Germany/DR Congo/China, 2017, 27 Min.
German, French & Lingala, w/ English subtitles
A three-person film team is on the verge of winning a large contract from an important PR firm. Their pitch: a portrait of Kinshasa as the emerging fashion capital of Africa. Now they must travel to Congo to prove their idea — but it’s not going to be as easy as they thought…
This is the second episode of an edgy 6-part web series, available at https://kinshasa-collection.com.
KWA NINI ART?
Dir. Nadia Fazal
DR Congo/Canada, 2017, 22 Min.
French w/ English subtitles
Congolese artists, cultural operators, aid workers, and politicians share their perspectives on the role of art and artists in eastern DR Congo, foregrounding the power and responsibility that local artists hold to create social change.
Post-Screening Discussion with filmmakers Nadia Fazal (Kwa Nini Art?) and Allason Leitz (Kinshasa Collection), moderated by Hellura Lyle (DocWatchers)