Climate change, the upheavals and socioeconomic inequalities caused by the the world economic powers' control and excessive exploitation of spaces and bodies in his country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, are David Shongo's points of departure for this film. Using the photographic archives of Hans Himmelheber (1938-39) and the hunting songs of Léon Verbeek as timeless devices and bearers of testimony, the film questions the psychoepistemology of globalization and its strategic device, technology.

Director : David Shongo
Cast : Mardochée Okiteke, Fabrice Nzadaï, Benaja Lukumba
Producer : David Shongo
Co-producer : Nanina Guyer
Production designer : Hadassa Ngamba
Music : David Shongo
Costumes : David Shongo
Sound Designer : David Shongo
Editing : David Shongo
Art Director : David Shongo
Production : 1960 studios
Co-production : Museum Rietberg Zürich
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A Film by David Shongo selected for the Lucarno Film Festival among the short films in competition.