Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

  • 1991
    10,000 Years of Cinema

    10,000 Years of Cinema

    10,000 Years of Cinema

    01991HD

    This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye...

    10,000 Years of Cinema
  • 2002
    (Paris: XY)

    (Paris: XY)

    (Paris: XY)

    12002HD

    Max wakes up one morning and discovers that his wife Hélène has left him in his sleep, without a word, taking their two children with...

    (Paris: XY)
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    02021HD

    Kisolo is one of a thousand variants of the global Ur-game, Mancala, a “sowing” game sometimes still played with seeds even when using a...

    Children’s Game #26: Kisolo
  • 2010
    We Too Walked on the Moon

    We Too Walked on the Moon

    We Too Walked on the Moon

    02010HD

    The film uses the 1969 American Apollo 11 mission that landed a man on the moon as the year and the backdrop for an interesting glimpse at middle...

    We Too Walked on the Moon
  • 1996
    Macadam Tribe

    Macadam Tribe

    Macadam Tribe

    01996HD

    Four friends roam the streets, bars and boxing clubs in a bubbling and bewitching big African town.

    Macadam Tribe
  • 2022
    Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

    Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

    Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

    02022HD

    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...

    Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka
  • 2022
    Stop Filming Us But Listen

    Stop Filming Us But Listen

    Stop Filming Us But Listen

    02022HD

    STOP FILMING US BUT LISTEN (2022) takes a closer look at the imbalance of power inherited from colonialism and its consequences on the representation...

    Stop Filming Us But Listen
  • 2022
    Sitos, Kinshasa sur le qui-vive

    Sitos, Kinshasa sur le qui-vive

    Sitos, Kinshasa sur le qui-vive

    02022HD

    In Kinshasa, "Zagué" saturates the sound of the working class neighborhoods, broadcast by the DJs who hold their broadcasting booths in the...

    Sitos, Kinshasa sur le qui-vive
  • 1994
    Le roi, la vache et le bananier

    Le roi, la vache et le bananier

    Le roi, la vache et le bananier

    01994HD

    Documentary directed by Mweze Ngangura.

    Le roi, la vache et le bananier
  • 2015
    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    02015HD

    A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw...

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko
  • 2024
    Rising Up at Night

    Rising Up at Night

    Rising Up at Night

    02024HD

    Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, Tongo...

    Rising Up at Night
  • 2018
    E'ville

    E'ville

    E'ville

    02018HD

    E’ville (short for Elisabethville, name given to the city of Lubumbashi before 1960). A film in layers, which superimposes musical atmospheres,...

    E'ville
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #28: Nzango

    Children’s Game #28: Nzango

    Children’s Game #28: Nzango

    02021HD

    Born in the recent past in school playgrounds and now a national sport, Nzango is a female-only game. The aim is to imitate, or more mysteriously,...

    Children’s Game #28: Nzango
  • 2009
    Ladies in Waiting

    Ladies in Waiting

    Ladies in Waiting

    02009HD

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

    Ladies in Waiting
  • 1990
    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    01990HD

    Rooted in the oral tale recounted by the Tetela in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of Congo, this story explains how it came to be that the Fox ate the...

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws
  • 2023
    Lumene: Privatisation

    Lumene: Privatisation

    Lumene: Privatisation

    02023HD

    In this documentary essay, Congolese artist David Shongo addresses the problems of knowledge production and asks the important question of how it was...

    Lumene: Privatisation
  • 2021
    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    02021HD

    With all the charm of flick soccer, Subbuteo, pinball, and other miniature passions, this is played on a small circle of stubby broken-off sticks...

    Children’s Game #27: Rubi
  • 1970
    The Tree of Authenticity

    The Tree of Authenticity

    The Tree of Authenticity

    01970HD

    Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji’s fascinating film essay explores the Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial history and its...

    The Tree of Authenticity
  • 2023
    Ceux sans qui la terre ne serait pas

    Ceux sans qui la terre ne serait pas

    Ceux sans qui la terre ne serait pas

    02023HD

    Ceux sans qui la terre ne serait pas
  • 2022
    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    Kumbuka

    02022HD

    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....

    Kumbuka