Kinshasa Makambo Explained

Kinshasa Makambo
Director:Dieudo Hamadi
Producer:Frédéric Féraud
Dieudo Hamadi
Quentin Laurent
Cinematography:Dieudo Hamadi
Editing:Hélène Ballis
Studio:Les Productions de l'Oeil Sauvage
Distributor:ArtMattan Productions
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Democratic Republic of the Congo
France
Switzerland
Germany
Qatar
Norway
Language:Lingala
French

Kinshasa Makambo is a documentary film from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, directed by Dieudo Hamadi and released in 2018.[1] The film centres on three young Congolese democracy activists who were involved in the 2016 protests against president Joseph Kabila.[2]

The film premiered on February 18, 2018, at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] The film won the Tim Hetherington Award at the 2018 Sheffield DocFest,[4] and the True Vision Award at the 2018 True/False Film Festival.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Steve Macfarlane, "“You Must Be Reactive in the Face of Danger”: Dieudo Hamadi on Kinshasa Makambo". Filmmaker Magazine, March 13, 2018.
  2. Clarence Tsui, "‘Kinshasa Makambo’: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, March 12, 2018.
  3. Nancy Tartaglione, "Berlin Completes Panorama Lineup With Films From Kim Ki-Duk, Idris Elba". Deadline Hollywood, January 25, 2018.
  4. Ben Dalton, "'The Silence Of Others' takes top Sheffield Doc/Fest prize". Screen Daily, June 13, 2018.
  5. https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/congolese-filmmaker-to-receive-true-vision-award/article_79339c1e-0b7b-11e8-9dc8-737d92256898.html "Congolese filmmaker to receive True Vision Award"