Rising up at night
ABOUT
Under the unjust darkness of Kinshasa’s nights caused by endless power outages, a beam of light emanates to reveal fragments of lives producing hope and beauty. This captivating portrait of a community navigating endless uncertainties, despite the richness of their land, relies on moments of faith, collectivity, and remarkable acts. With cinematic rigor and felt sensitivity, the encounters with the film's characters, like Kudi, become enveloping and, at times, visceral.
Nelson Makengo is a filmmaker whose work oscillates between contemporary art and film. His film Up at Night (Best Short IDFA 2019) has screened at over 100 festivals worldwide and has been nominated by the BFI as one of the 350 best films of 2020. E’ville (2018) won the Sharjah Art Foundation Award at the Videobrasil Biennale in 2019. In recent years, Nelson Makengo has collaborated as a director with Al Jazeera and Meta, has been a jury member of several festivals and is a Sundance Documentary Film Institute and Doha Film Institute Fellow. Tongo Saa (Rising up at night) is his first feature documentary.
CREDITS
Dada Kahindo Siku
Sound Recording - Moimi Wezam
Sound Editing - Laszlo Umbreit
Sound Mix - Rémi Gerard