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- ↑ Steve Macfarlane, "“You Must Be Reactive in the Face of Danger”: Dieudo Hamadi on Kinshasa Makambo". Filmmaker Magazine , March 13, 2018.
- ↑ Clarence Tsui, "‘Kinshasa Makambo’: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter , March 12, 2018.
- ↑ Nancy Tartaglione, "Berlin Completes Panorama Lineup With Films From Kim Ki-Duk, Idris Elba". Deadline Hollywood , January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Ben Dalton, "'The Silence Of Others' takes top Sheffield Doc/Fest prize". Screen Daily , June 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Congolese filmmaker to receive True Vision Award". Columbia Missourian , February 6, 2018.
