KASONGO (IM)MATÉRIEL explore l’histoire oubliée des Arabo-Swahilis en République démocratique du Congo. Leur trajectoire d’oppresseurs à opprimés ainsi que l’adoption locale de leur culture et de leur langue reflètent les tensions et l’ambivalence de l’histoire et du patrimoine.
En croisant scènes de fouilles avec matériels d’archives et enregistrements contemporains, une archéologue et un photographe évoquent l’impact affectif de ce qui persiste du passé au présent.

un film de Noemie ARAZI, Georges SENGA (Georges SENGA ASSANI)

RDC Congo / BELGIQUE, 2021, Documentaire, 39 mn, Vo-Stfr.

KASONGO (IM)MATERIAL Trailer from Simon Arazi on Vimeo.

RÉALISATEURS
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

SCÉNARISTES
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

SON
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

IMAGE
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

MONTAGE
Simon Arazi

PRODUCTION
Groundworks (Bruxelles)

DISTRIBUTION
Paradocs asbl (Bruxelles)
[email protected]

LIENS
https://paradocsasbl.com/films/kasongo-immateriel/
www.groundworks-brussels.com/single-post/teaser-kasongo-im-material


FESTIVALS (SÉLECTIONS)
– Fickin – Festival International du Cinéma de Kinshasa | 2021 | RDC
– International Festival of Ethnological Film – Belgrade | 2021 | Serbie
– Festival International du Cinéma Numérique de Cotonou | 2021 | Bénin
– Sharjah Film Platform | 2021 | Émirats Arabes Unis
– 12è Saint-Louis Docs – Festival International du Film Documentaire de Saint-Louis | 2021 | Sénégal
– 11è LAFF – Luxor African Film Festival | 2022 | Égypte

KASONGO (IM)MATERIAL explores the forgotten history of the Swahili-Arab in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their trajectory from oppressors to oppressed along with the local adoption of their culture and language mirror the tensions and ambivalence of history and heritage. Interweaving scenes from excavations with archival material and contemporary recordings, an archaeologist and a photographer engage with the affective impact of that which persists from the past into the present.

a film by Noemie ARAZI, Georges SENGA (AKA Georges SENGA ASSANI)

DRC Congo / Belgium, 2021, Documentary, 39 mn, Vo-Stfr.

KASONGO (IM)MATERIAL Trailer from Simon Arazi on Vimeo.

DIRECTORS
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

SCREENWRITERS
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

SOUND
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Noemie Arazi
Georges Senga Assani

EDITOR
Simon Arazi

PRODUCTION
Groundworks (Brussels)

DISTRIBUTION
Paradocs asbl (Brussels)
[email protected]

LINKS
https://paradocsasbl.com/films/kasongo-immateriel/
www.groundworks-brussels.com/single-post/teaser-kasongo-im-material


FESTIVALS (SELECTIONS)
– Fickin – Kinshasa International Film Festival | 2021 | DRC
– International Festival of Ethnological Film – Belgrade | 2021 | Serbia
– Cotonou International Digital Cinema Festival | 2021 | Benin
– Sharjah Film Platform | 2021 | United Arab Emirates
– 12th Saint-Louis Docs – Saint-Louis International Documentary Film Festival | 2021 | Senegal
– 11st LAFF – Luxor African Film Festival | 2022 | Egypt