12th Annual Congo in Harlem Film Festival
CELEBRATING CONGOLESE MUSIC AND CULTURE
Congo Week and Congo in Harlem culminate in a virtual online concert to celebrate the successful culmination of Congo Week 2020.
The concert will feature artists from around the world, showcasing Congolese music in all its diversity, with some surprise guest appearances. Current line-up inlcudes: Nkumu Katalay, Rafiya, Deja Belle, Kiku Experience, Mr. Lumemo, Lumino, Marsahl Dixon, Guy & Nicole Nkele, Ange Kayaya, and African Boy Tswe. Find the full program HERE.
This event will premier simultaneously on social media platforms. Stay tuned for more info.
Co-Presented by Friends of the Congo, Congo Square - The Show, Congo Love, Kin Kultur, and Tabilulu Productions
MAIN SLATE - FEATURES:
SYSTEM K Renaud Barret, 2019, 94 min
CONGO: WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH Peter Bate, 2003, 90 min
PALIMPSEST OF THE AFRICA MUSEUM Matthias De Groof, 2019, 69 min
SNEAK PREVIEWS:
DOWNSTREAM TO KINSHASA Dieudo Hamadi, 2020, 88 min
CONGO CALLING Stephan Hilpert, 2019, 90 min
STOP FILMING US Joris Postema, 2020, 95 min
MAIN SLATE - SHORTS:
SHORTS PROGRAM 1: CONGO NOW
PORTRAIT OF GOMA Christian Bitwaiki, 2020, 4 min
LETTERS FROM CONGO Studios Kabako with Didier Ediho, Jeannot Kumbonyeki, Collectif D’Art D’Art, and Dorine Mokha, 2020, 24 min
À DEMAIN? Faustin Linyekula, 2019, 13 min
UP AT NIGHT Nelson Makengo, 2019, 21 min
SHORTS PROGRAM 2: COLONIALISM REFRAMED
NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN Baloji, 2020, 5 min
REGARD Maisha Maene, 2018, 4 min
MACHINI Tétshim + Frank Mukunday, 2019, 10 min
BAYINDO Paul Shemisi, 2020, 15 min
SECRET SCREENINGAnonymous, 2020, 9 min
SHORTS PROGRAM 3: CONGO FORWARD
BUGS David Shongo, 2019, 7 min
CORE DUMP Francois Knoetze, 2018-2019, 4 films
CORE DUMP: DAKAR Francois Knoetze, 2018, 12 min
CORE DUMP: KINSHASA Francois Knoetze, 2018, 10 min
CORE DUMP: SHENZHEN Francois Knoetze, 2018, 12 min
CORE DUMP: NEW YORK Francois Knoetze, 2019, 12 min
PERFORMANCES:
DRUM CALL Nkumu Katalay
KASALA: THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF DREAMS OR THE FIRST HUMAN, BENDE’S ERROR Sammy Baloji, 2020, TK min
CELEBRATING CONGOLESE MUSIC AND CULTURE
Past Panels
Dismantling The Lingering Edifices of Colonialism: Creating New Systems Grounded in African Realities
The Impact of Belgian Colonization on the Congo
