L’Arbre de l’Authenticité
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In the heart of the Congo rainforest, the remains of a research center dedicated to tropical agriculture reveal the burden of the colonial past and its inextricable links to contemporary climate change.
Thank you to our screening partners: Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
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Directors Spotlight
Sammy Baloji
Director
The artist Sammy Baloji (b. 1978, DR Congo) lives and works between Lubumbashi and Brussels. Since 2005 he has been exploring the memory and history of the DRC. His work is an ongoing investigation into the cultural, architectural and industrial heritage of the Katanga region, as well as questioning the impact of Belgian colonisation.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Country
- Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Language
- French, Dutch
- Director
- Sammy Baloji
- Producer
- Rosa Spaliviero, Twenty Nine Studio & Production
- Co Producer
- Last Dreams Production, Shelter Prod
- Cast
- Diederick Peeters, Edson Anibal
- Cinematographer
- Franck Moka
- Editor
- Luca Mattei
- Sound Design
- Chris Watson, Laszlo Umbreit
- Premiere
- Philadelphia