Joseph Kumbela (born 1958) is an actor and filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has won awards for his acting.
In this film Gito, a student from Burundi and also a talented couturier in Paris, decides to return home.
With his diploma in hand and full of plans about his career, he leaves his French companion Christine promising to bring her to Burundi later.
[1] Josef Kumbela has written and directed a number of short films since 1994 using his Geneva-based production company.
It looks at a romance between Lulu, an African student, and a Chinese woman, and depicts the clash of cultures.