Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

A poetic celebration of the role and place of the Calabash in African societies. At the same time - using the calabash as a metaphor for African film...

Many of us played this as kids, spinning on the spot until collapsing. In a group there’s a competitive element, each tries to be the last one...

The story of Fakau Bilo is that of a man who, despite his experience and status, feels powerless in the face of a force beyond his control. An...

Commissioned for the MAS museum’s 2020 exhibition ‘100x Congo’, Collectif Faire-Part facilitated a vital dialogue between residents...

In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Scientists...

Mikuba takes us to the cobalt veins of Kolwezi, where the battle for a green energy future is fought in dust and heat. As Mama Leonece navigates the...

Though mosquitoes have almost as many sensory auditory cells as we do, their hearing is for the sole purpose of finding a mate. Individual males...

Christine is head of the financial department at the Kintambo maternity ward. Her job is to ensure that all patients have paid the hospital fees....

In the heart of the African continent, after thirty years of independence and twenty-five years of Mobutism… what future awaits Zaire? Over...

In Kinshasa, rumor has it that the constitution includes 14 articles. And in order to face the increasing poverty of the people, politicians who have...

Dr. Richard Hardi has spent 29 years restoring sight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From a small operating room in Mbuji-Mayi, he travels...

The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

Best friends, Naomi and Elda, set out to build a dream - until immigration tears them apart.

Two young Congolese filmmakers are surprised by the enthusiastic reception of Stop Filming Us, a Dutch film shot in Goma by Joris Postema in 2019....

In Kinshasa, a young music band fights to exist, to survive and to be heard in a city that devours dreams as quickly as it inspires them. A world...

Taking in the wives of the unemployed, of unpaid government employees, the Kitambo maternity clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo has to...

The film follows a female protagonist who sits for a posed photography session. The session takes an unexpected turn, spiraling into a series of...

With the help of the sun, the sage of sages and swallow, Ms. Toad manages to find the famous white orange that gives life to her husband and his...

Sun, a young Chinese woman, returns home at the end of the day. Her boyfriend Lulu, a young African student, awaits her. Against the background of...