Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, February 20:
THIS IS CONGO
Director:
Daniel McCabe
Premiere:
Venice 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Camden, DocPoint, Big Sky Doc, Palm Springs, Woodstock, Stockholm
About:
An inside look at the complex forces behind the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing conflicts.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Filmmaker Daniel McCabe examines multiple sides of the fractious war in the Democratic Republic of Congo – including soldiers, rebels, and a diamond merchant known as Mama Romance – who allow us to make human connections in a chaotic conflict. In the process, his stunningly shot film demonstrates the connections between instability and violence in the region and the market in illegally mined natural resources.
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