Ne Kunda Nlaba (born 1982 in Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese film producer, director, screenwriter, actor, and political scientist.
[1][2][3][4] Ne Kunda Nlaba began his artistic career as a child performing in plays and reciting poetry in primary and secondary school in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
He began directing and giving drama training at age 16 to pupils from Baraka Primary School in Kinshasa, where he won prizes for Best Director and Best Performance for plays he had written, such as "Cri de Détresse et d’Espoir" and "L’Ivresse du Tresor".
and "Bataille Sans Fin" with the Diba Dance Company of choreographer Jean-Marie Musungayi while working as their production manager.
Nlaba founded a theater company, "Virunga Theatre", and a Cultural Centre, "Labson Cultur'arts" in Kinshasa in 2004.