Lamokowang Explained

Lamokowang (Calabash)
Director:	Petna Ndaliko
Producer:	Centre d'étude et de production vidéographique
Runtime:	13 minutes
Country:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Screenplay:	Petna Ndaliko
Cinematography:	Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
Editing:	Petna Ndaliko
Music:	Lokua Kanza Watmon Cultural Group

Lamokowang is a 2003 documentary film from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Synopsis

The calabash is used as a metaphor for Africa and its representation of cinema. The rhythm intrudes into the film to pose questions of yesterday's cinema and emphatically address tomorrow's. Will cinema be able to break free from clichés and prejudices? ^{[1] [2]}

Production

It is one of three short films along with True Story and Intervention Rapide made by Katondolo in conjunction with Yole!Africa, a community arts organization based in Goma.^[3]

Awards

• Zanzíbar 2004

Notes and References

1. News: HW Weekend Picks: Black History Month At Maysles. 25 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130125065929/http://harlemworldmag.com/2011/02/03/hw-weekend-picks-black-history-month-at-maysles/%23more-35945. dead. 11 March 2012. Harlem World Magazine. 4 February 2011.
2. News: Portrait : le cinéaste congolais Petna Ndaliko ou l'ambassadeur de la réunification en pellicule. 11 March 2012. Digital Congo. 12 August 2005. Kinshasa. French. https://web.archive.org/web/20100622052930/http://digitalcongo.net/article/28607. 22 June 2010. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Event details. Break The Silence Congo Week. 11 March 2012.