KASONGO (IM)MATERIAL explores the forgotten history of the Swahili-Arab in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their trajectory from oppressors to oppressed along with the local adoption of their culture and language mirror the tensions and ambivalence of history and heritage. Interweaving scenes from excavations with archival material and contemporary recordings, an archaeologist and a photographer engage with the affective impact of that which persists from the past into the present.
a film by Noemie ARAZI, Georges SENGA (AKA Georges SENGA ASSANI)
DRC Congo / Belgium, 2021, Documentary, 39 mn, Vo-Stfr.
KASONGO (IM)MATERIAL Trailer from Simon Arazi on Vimeo.
DIRECTORS
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani
SCREENWRITERS
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani
SOUND
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani
EDITOR
Simon Arazi
PRODUCTION
Groundworks (Brussels)
DISTRIBUTION
Paradocs asbl (Brussels)
contact@paradocsasbl.com
LINKS
https://paradocsasbl.com/films/kasongo-immateriel/
www.groundworks-brussels.com/single-post/teaser-kasongo-im-material
FESTIVALS (SELECTIONS)
- Fickin - Kinshasa International Film Festival | 2021 | DRC
- International Festival of Ethnological Film - Belgrade | 2021 | Serbia
- Cotonou International Digital Cinema Festival | 2021 | Benin
- Sharjah Film Platform | 2021 | United Arab Emirates
- 12th Saint-Louis Docs - Saint-Louis International Documentary Film Festival | 2021 | Senegal
- 11st LAFF - Luxor African Film Festival | 2022 | Egypt