Congo in Four Acts

Initiated as an educational project to help young filmmakers develop their craft, Congo in Four Acts is a quartet of short films.

[1] "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.

The film was co-directed by Dieudo Hamadi, Kiripi Katembo and Divita Wa Lusala.