Co-presented by Witness
Dir. Witness, 2005, 14min.
The widespread recruitment and use of child solders in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unparalleled throughout Africa -- tens of thousands of children have been recruited as combatants in the current conflict. A Duty to Protect advocates for an end to the impunity in Congo and accountability for the crimes committed against children.
Dir. Eric Daniel Metzgar, 2009, 90min.
Reporter Nicholas Kristof travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the growing humanitarian crisis.
Panel discussion featuring filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar, Mohamed Keita (Committee to Protect Journalists), journalist Makeda Crane and Bukeni Waruzi (Witness) to follow screening + closing night reception featuring a musical performance by Deja Belle.
Co-presented by the Georges Malaika Foundation
Dir. Mweze Ngangura and Benoit Lamy, 1987, 80min.
Legendary Congolese musician Papa Wemba plays a poor country boy with music in his heart and big dreams. He travels to the city, where he falls in love with second wife of a prominent club owner. Can he win her hand and fulfill his dreams of being as singer?
Panel discussion to follow screening.
Dir. Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, 2007, 14 min.
A coming of age story about a schoolboy who tries to prove his manhood to his wheelchair-bound father by helping him smuggle goods over the border between Congo and Rwanda.
Q&A with director Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt to follow screening.
Dir. Tristan Bourland, 1997, 58 min.
A rare glimpse at some of the earliest films shot in Congo, revealing the complex terrain of colonial relationships, media representations, and popular culture.
Co-Presented by Yatt Ndindory Video
Dir. Peter Bate, 2003, 84 min.
A harrowing investigation of how King Leopold II of Belgium acquired Congo as a colony and exploited it by reign of terror.
Produced by Andrew Glazer, HD.Net, 2009, 32 min.
When and American company bought a massive copper mine from the government of DR Congo, it also took control of part of the impoverished country's economic future. Critics say the contract for the billion-dollar mine left the war torn African nation with little in return, and the US government played a part in what many are describing as a modern day land grab. Featuring Professor Peter Rosenblum (Columbia Univ. Law School).
Discussion with Professor Peter Rosenblum and Jason Stearns (former UN investigator) to follow screening
Co-Presented by Yole!Africa, Congo Global Action Network, ENOUGH Project
Short films by Petna Katondolo made in conjunction with Yole!Africa, a local community arts organization based in Goma, DR Congo.
Q&A with director Petna Katondolo, moderated by Nita Evele (Congo Global Action) + reception to follow screening.
Co-Presented by Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Museum for African Art, Zeitgeist Films
Dir. Raoul Peck, 2000, 100min.
The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba.
Discussion with author Yaa-Lengi Ngemi, activist Kambale Musavuli, and art critic/educator Lubangi Muniania to follow screening + opening night reception featuring poetry by Omekongo Dibinga.
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