In a Brussels retirement home, a Belgian and Congolese drink to their long lasting friendship. They argue over an old story. It’s one of broken dreams and wasted lives. UP YOUR BLACK ARSE! stares into the colonial past to look into our present.

2012, Belgium, 12′, Short Fiction

Directed by Aurelien Bodinaux

Cast
Dieudonné Kabongo (Désiré)
François Beukelaers (Michel)

Assistant Director: Diane Smith
2nd Assistant director: Elisabeth Llado
Script: Gaëlle Hardy
Music: Dieudonné Kabongo

Director of Photography: Manu Dacosse
Sound Engineer: Hélène Bourgois
1st Assistant Camera: Colas Besnard
2nd Assistant Camera: Nicolas François
Perchman: Benjamin Pasternak
Gaffer: Tristan Galand
Key Grip: Guénaël Pinson
Production designer: Geneviève Leyh
Production designer Assistant: Yves Lambert
Location Manager: Julien Campione
Costumer: Patricia Richard
Make-up artist: Zaza Da Fonseca
Still Photographer: Adam Philips

Producer: Aurelien Bodinaux
Production Manager: Caroline Genart
Production Assistant (Belgium): Laure Hendrickx

Post-production supervisor: Antoine Donnet

Editing: Yannick Leroy
Sound Design: Alexandre Davidson
Music mix: Philippe Charbonnel

In collaboration with
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique

Original Title : A ton vieux cul de nègre !
International Title : Up Your Black Arse!
Genre : Short Fiction
Length : 12 minutes
Shot on : RED
Status : Completed
Released on : January 1st 2012

Festivals

FIFF – Official Competition (Namur 2011)
Festival du Film Africain – non competitive (Charleroi 2011)
Be Film Festival – non competitive (Bruxelles 2011)
Festival Travelling – Compétition belge (Bruxelles 2012)
CinéFranco – Official Competition (Toronto 2012)
Afrika Film Festival – (Leuven 2012)
African Film festival – (New York 2012)
Vues d’Afrique – (Montreal 2012)
Arts des Suds – (Mont-de-Marsan 2012): Jury Award