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Maki’la
''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. Plot Nineteen-year-old Maki’la, nicknamed Maki, is member of a youth gang and married to their leader Mbingazor. Her husband treats his wife badly and likes to get high or drunk with his buddies. Maki’la has no friends apart from this gang until she gets to know the much younger girl Acha, who has just arrived in Kinhasa. Acha also has to live in the streets because she's an orphan. She clings to Maki’la looking for advice. Maki’la and Acha become a team and together they try break away from the gang. Cast *Amour Lombi as Maki'la *Fideline Kwanza as Acha *Serge Kanyinda as Mbingazor *Deborah Tshisalu as Zola *Plotin Dianani as Champion *Ekwa Ekwa Wangi as Kele Production While wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machérie Ekwa Bahango
Machérie Ekwa Bahango (born 1993) is a filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her first feature film '' Maki’la'' premiered at the Berlinale 2018. Her movie ''Sema'' advocated for women's rights and thematised the issue of sexual violence. It won an award as "Best International Film" at the DC Independent Film Festival 2020 in Washington. Life Machérie Ekwa Bahango was born in Kisangani. After school she went to university and received a degree in law at the Protestant University in the Congo. As a student she participated in workshops for screenplay and film production. Career In 2014 Congolese film production company Labson Bizizi Ciné-Kongo hired Machérie Ekwa Bahango as a production manager and as an interviewer. In 2016 she was a screenwriter for the French language TV series ''Ndakisa''. Produced by the NGO Search for Common Ground, ''Ndakisa'' was aired on Congolese national television. In 2017 she translated for Alain Gomis his script for his 2017 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
