Congo in four acts / produced by Djo Tunda wa Munga & Steven Markovitz ; Suka! Production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Tunda Wa Munga, Djo, film producer.

Markovitz, Steven, film producer.

Hamadi, Dieudo, film director.

Wa Lusala, Divita, film director.

Siku, Kiripi Katembo, film director.

Suka! Productions.

Icarus Films.

Language:

English

French

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Democratic Republic of the Congo--Social conditions.

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Congo (Democratic Republic).

Social conditions.

Congo (Democratic Republic)--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Kitambo Maternity Clinic (Kinshasa, Congo).

Clinics--Economic aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Clinics.

Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)--Social conditions.

Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)--Economic conditions.

Women--Abuse of--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Women.

Women--Abuse of.

Human rights--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Human rights.

Mines and mineral resources--Political aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Mines and mineral resources.

Mines and mineral resources--Political aspects.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Short films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (70 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2010]

Language Note:

In French and other unidentified languages with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

A quartet of powerful, hard-hitting short films that lay bare the disturbing reality of everyday life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ladies in waiting: In a run-down maternity hospital, a ward of women who recently had babies wait to be allowed to leave. The problem? They cannot pay their hospital fees. A long-suffering manager must negotiate collateral with them so that they will return and pay in full.

Symphony Kinshasa: A hard-hitting tour through Congo's capital city which uncovers the consequences of graft, neglect and poverty in Kinshasa's imploding infrastructure.

Zero tolerance: Rape as a weapon of war has had much press, most notably in the recent Congo wars. Less discussed is the legacy it has left behind; a desensitized acceptance of the abuse of women at the hands of criminals, opportunists and most worryingly, ordinary men. This film follows the arrest of a group of youths who attack a woman.

After the mine: Kipushi is a mining town, one of thousands keeping Congo's elite in extreme wealth. But for those who live in the shadow of its toxic fallout, it is a very different life, one where tainted water and contaminated soil are realities. This film tells the very personal stories of those trapped in such a deadly environment.

Contents:

Ladies in waiting / directed by Dieudo Hamadi & Davita Wa Lusala (24 min.)

Symphony Kinshasa / directed by Kiripi Katembo Siku (15 min.)

Zero tolerance / directed by Dieudo Hamadi (17 min.)

After the mine / directed by Kiripi Katembo Siku (14 min.).

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: SUKA, c2010.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 9, 2015).

Contains:

Ladies in waiting.

Symphony Kinshasa.

Zero tolerance.

After the mine.

Publisher Number:

if-c4 Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.