Lobi Kuna
2017
The film focuses on the Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren during its renovation. Through the eyes of the Congolese artist Mehkar Azari Kyoso, the film explores the issue of Congolese cultural heritage, its future potential for the Congo, and how Mehkar’s relationship with his heritage changes as the museum is renovated.
Credits
Screenplay: Matthias de Groof
Directed by: Matthias De Groof
Cinematography: Hadewych Cocquyt
Sound: Pol Van Laer
Sound Editing: Sébastien Vandenbroeck
Editing: Sébastien Demeffe
Production
VAF (Flemish Audiovisual Fund)
Awards
Best Experimental Film Award at BIFF - 2019 (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
Screening
Cinema Roma - Antwerp
Festivals
Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA) - Montréal, Canada (2019).
Brussels Independent Film Festival (BIFF) : Prix du Meilleur Film Expérimental - Bruxelles (2019).
Festival International du Film Panafricain de Cannes (2018).
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez : Catégorie "Peuples des Congos" (2018).
Stockholm Independent Film Festival (2019).
Congo International Film Festival (CIFF) - Goma 2018).
Angola International Film Festival - Luanda(2018).
International Short Film Festival Kalmthout (2018).
Biennale de Lubumbashi (2017)
Maysles Cinema - New York (2017)