Congo in Four Acts
{{Short description|South African documentary film}}
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| director = Dieudo Hamadi
Kiripi Katembo
Divita Wa Lusala
| producer = Djo Tunda Wa Munga Steven Markovitz
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| released = {{Film date|2010}}
| runtime = 72 minutes
| country = Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa
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| cinematography = Deschamps Matala Divita Wa Lusala
| editing = Divita Wa Lusala Ronelle Loots Frédéric Massiot
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Congo in Four Acts is a 2010 documentary film.
Synopsis
Initiated as an educational project to help young filmmakers develop their craft, Congo in Four Acts is a quartet of short films.{{cite news|last=Young|first=Neil|title=Congo in Four Acts -- Film Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/congo-four-acts-film-review-29306|accessdate=17 March 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=14 October 2010|agency=Associated Press}} "Ladies in Waiting (Dames en attente)" chronicles the bureaucratic dysfunctions of a maternity ward from which women cannot leave unless they pay their fees. "Symphony Kinshasa" takes the viewer on a tour through Congo's capital city where malaria is rife, electricity cables lie in the street and garbage is everywhere. "Zero Tolerance" deals with rape as a weapon of war in Eastern RDC and the attempts by authorities to re-establish the national moral code. "After the Mine" depicts life in Kipushi, a mining town where the soil is contaminated.
Production
The film was co-directed by Dieudo Hamadi, Kiripi Katembo and Divita Wa Lusala.{{cite news|first=Joseph |last=Nechvatal |title=Photographer Kiripi Katembo, Master of Reflection, Dies at 36 |url=http://hyperallergic.com/228619/photographer-kiripi-katembo-master-of-reflection-dies-at-36/ |work=Hyperallergic |date=2015-08-09 |accessdate=2015-09-02}}
Awards
- Cinéma du Réel 2010
- Africa Movie Academy Awards 2011
- The Pierre And Yolande Perrault Grant at Cinema Du Reel (“Ladies In Waiting”) {{Cite web|url=http://www.africine.org/?menu=film&no=10149|title=Africiné|website=www.africine.org|access-date=2019-07-02}}
- The Grand Prix - One World Kyrgyzstan International Film Festival 2011
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=1720074}}
Category:Creative Commons-licensed documentary films
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo documentary films
Category:South African documentary films
Category:2010 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about African politics
Category:2010s South African films
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