Mamadi Indoka | |
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| Born | 7 November 1976 Kinshasa |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Occupation(s) | director and screenwriter |
Mamadi Indoka is a Congolese director and screenwriter born 7 November 1976 in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
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Mamadi Indoka | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1976 Kinshasa |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Occupation(s) | director and screenwriter |
Mamadi Indoka is a Congolese director and screenwriter born 7 November 1976 in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Indoka first encountered the world of cinema in 2002 with a short film shown in Madrid and decided to take up the practice of the seventh art. He studied cinema in Canada and the United States, where he became a director and screenwriter.
In 2005, he wrote and directed his first short, Une nuit d'enfer (A Night of Hell). In 2006, he wrote and directed another short, La Beauté de la mort (The Beauty of Death), then, in 2007, directed his first full-length feature, 32 ans après (32 Years After), written by Sebastiao Ndombasi. This film told the story of a man who returns to Angola 32 years after having fled war there, and is treated like a foreigner. [1]
In 2008, he wrote and directed the documentary La Pêche artisanale (Artisanal Fishing), [2] and in 2010, he directed two shorts: Le Sida (AIDS), written by Lionel Mwedi Malila, and Victime (Victim) which he wrote himself. In 2010 he filmed his second full-length feature, L'héritage envahi (The Invaded Heritage), written and directed by Mamadi Indoka with the support of Congo Films Productions, his production company. This second feature told the story of a heinous crime, an entire family murdered by a trusted bodyguard, who spared only an infant. He abandoned the child in a forest, certain it would die of natural causes. But years later the child, now a grown man, sets outs out to seek revenge. [1] [3] This may have been the earliest Congolese thriller, since it came out a year before Viva Riva! .
Congolese music is one of the most influential music forms of the African continent since the 1930s. Congolese musicians had a huge impact on the African musical scene and outside. Many contemporary genres of music were created or heavily influenced by Congolese music. As the genre of music in Kenya Benga or in Colombia Champeta. Democratic Republic of Congo and are contemporary hubs of African music since the 1930s. Congolese rumba joined in 2021, other living traditions such as Jamaican reggae music and Cuban rumba on Unesco's "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" list. Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo varies in its different forms. Outside Africa, most music from the Democratic Republic of Congo is called Soukous, which most accurately refers instead to a dance popular in the late 1960s. The term rumba or rock-rumba is also used generically to refer to Congolese music, though neither is precise nor accurately descriptive.
The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely varied, reflecting the great diversity and different customs which exist in the country. Congolese culture combines the influence of tradition to the region, but also combines influences from abroad which arrived during the era of colonization and continue to have a strong influence, without destroying the individuality of many tribal customs.
The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 4 October 2007. The flight left N'djili at 10:43 local time bound for Tshikapa, a distance of 650 kilometres to the east.
La Vie est belle / Life is Rosy is a 1987 musical comedy directed by Mwezé Ngangura and Benoît Lamy. The film revolves around the vibrant music scene of Kinshasa and tells the rags-to-riches story of a poor rural musician played by legendary Congolese musician, Papa Wemba, the “King of Rumba Rock”, who seeks fame in the big city. The film was considered a major turning point in film production in the DRC with its more artistic approach. Unlike many African films of the time that concerned themselves with the effects of colonialism, La vie est belle celebrates Congolese culture, music and the lives of Kinshasans. The film score features Congolese music from artists Tshala Muana, Klody, and Zaiko Langa Langa, a Congolese soukous band co-founded by Papa Wemba.
Guy Bomanyama-Zandu is a filmmaker from the DRC.
Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) originated with educational and propaganda films during the colonial era of the Belgian Congo. Development of a local film industry after the Democratic Republic of the Congo became independent in 1960 was handicapped by constant civil war.
Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda is a filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Les Palabres de Mboloko were a series of short 16mm color "animated cartoons by Africans" produced in the Belgian Congo by the priest Father Alexandre Van den Heuvel during the 1950s.
Guy Kabeya Muya is a filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was co-director with Monique Mbeka Phoba of the 2007 documentary Entre la coupe et l'élection.
Rachel Mwanza is an actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, best known for her performance as Komona in the 2012 film War Witch (Rebelle). Prior to being cast in the film, she was homeless and living on the streets of Kinshasa.
La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo respectively. An adherent of La Sape is known as a sapeur or, if female, as a sapeuse. The movement embodies the elegance in style and manners of colonial predecessor dandies.
"Ne Kunda Nlaba" is a Congolese film producer, director, screenwriter, actor, and political scientist. He owns and is the CEO of his film production company, Labson Bizizi-cine Kongo Ltd., the film distribution company Afrika Bizizi Distribution Ltd., and the creator of Bizizi Box.
Kiripi Katembo, also known as Kiripi Katembo Siku, was a Congolese photographer, documentary filmmaker and painter. Katembo's short films, photography and other projects focused on the daily lives of the people of Kinshasa, as well as the economic and social challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was also a founding director of Mutotu Productions, his film production company, and the executive director of Yango Biennale, based in Kinshasa.
Noël Kabamba Tshiani Muadiamvita is a Congolese economist and politician who was a candidate for president during the 2018 general election.
Claude Haffner, is a French-Congolese filmmaker and production manager primarily direct documentary films. She has made several critically acclaimed documentaries including Ko Bongisa Mutu, Défilé Célianthe and Noire ici, blanche là-bas.
Sébastien Kamba, is a Congolese filmmaker. One of the pioneer filmmakers in Congolese film industry, he has directed short films with the collaboration with French filmmakers.
Laura Guliamo Luyeye Kutika is a Congolese film director and writer.
Adou Elenga was a Congolese singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist. Signed on the Ngoma label since 1950, during his musical career, he composed several hits such as "Mokili Ekobaluka", which is his best known. The song is considered by Congolese as a prophecy of their independence. Other hits are "Maria Tchebo", "Pyramide", "Tout Le Monde Samedi Soir". His music was covered by many artists, including Sam Mangwana and Bopol Mansiamina.
Maki’la depicts the rough life of street children in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is notable as the directorial debut of Machérie Ekwa Bahango and for using the Congolese language Lingala on the silver screen. It premiered at the Berlinale 2018.
Dieudo Hamadi is a documentary filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
