Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

  • 2021
    Postcolonial Dilemma Track #5 (in the process of)

    Postcolonial Dilemma Track #5 (in the process of)

    Postcolonial Dilemma Track #5 (in the process of)

    02021HD

    Set in the ruins of a former Unilever plantation in Lusanga, this psychotronic film stages a speculative arrival: a UFO crashes, and an astronaut...

    Postcolonial Dilemma Track #5 (in the process of)
  • 2019
    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    02019HD

    A dozen or so young percussionists bring music to Barumbu, a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa. They are the Beta Mbonda, former members of the Kuluna...

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda
  • 2023
    Lumene: Privatisation

    Lumene: Privatisation

    Lumene: Privatisation

    02023HD

    In this documentary essay, Congolese artist David Shongo addresses the problems of knowledge production and asks the important question of how it was...

    Lumene: Privatisation
  • 2017
    Goma Lumière

    Goma Lumière

    Goma Lumière

    02017HD

    The city of Goma at night. Two beings of light interact with eachother and the public in the unlit streets.

    Goma Lumière
  • 1971
    Moseka

    Moseka

    Moseka

    01971HD

    Moseka, a young woman from Zaire, travels to Belgium to study. With her braided hair and traditional clothes, she is the laughingstock of her fellow...

    Moseka
  • 2015
    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    02015HD

    A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw...

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko
  • 2018
    Regard

    Regard

    Regard

    02018HD

    Docufiction exploring the colonial gaze

    Regard
  • 2021
    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    02021HD

    Inspired by the African masks at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, the Swiss artist Lukas Stucky designed a mask and asked the Congolese artist Rita...

    Return: An Epic Journey
  • 2022
    Biso Pe Toza

    Biso Pe Toza

    Biso Pe Toza

    02022HD

    Documentary portrait of a group of artists and creatives living in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. "We also exist!"

    Biso Pe Toza
  • 2013
    Rêve de chien

    Rêve de chien

    Rêve de chien

    02013HD

    "Rêve de chien", an animated short film by Jourdain Kielukusu Izu Di Do, was made in Kinshasa between 2012 and 2013, during the...

    Rêve de chien
  • 2021
    Bila Mask

    Bila Mask

    Bila Mask

    02021HD

    Experimental documentary. Walking the city of Goma, interacting with the public during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Bila Mask