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Congo in Four Acts
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Wikipedia article
'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. "Ladies in Waiting (Dames en attente)" 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.
Awards
* Cinma du Rel 2010
* Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011
*The Pierre And Yolande Perrault Grant at Cinema Du Reel (Ladies In Waiting)
*The Grand Prix - One World Kyrgyzstan International Film Festival 2011
See also
*'Kinshasa Symphony'
References
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