Laura Guliamo Luyeye Kutika (born 24 August 1984) is a Congolese film director and writer.

Biography

Kutika was born in

Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...

, Zaire. From 2001 to 2003 she was a co-writer for the television series ''Kinshasa Hôtel''. She obtained a literary baccalaureate and studied law at the

University of Kinshasa The University of Kinshasa (french: Université de Kinshasa), commonly known as UNIKIN, is one of the three major universities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with the University of Kisangani and University of Lubumbashi. Origin ...

. Before she completed her studies, Kutika decided to pursue her passion for writing and take a training course in television and radio scriptwriting. In 2002, she was a co-writer for a radio soap opera, ''Center Lokole de Kinshasa''. Kutika moved to France in 2003 to work on directing. In 2009, Kutika was the assistant director of the short film ''Entre chat et chien'' by Barbara Barbet. Kutika directed the short film ''Vas-y fonce'' in May 2011. In 2012, she wrote her first novel, ''Seule, face au destin''. Kutika directed ''Moumoune et moi'' in 2013. Her second book, ''À nos actes manqués'', was published in 2014. In 2015, she co-directed the feature-length documentary '' Abeti Masikini: Le Combat d'Une Femme'' along with

Ne Kunda Nlaba Ne Kunda Nlaba (born 1982 in Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DR ...

. The film is a tribute to the musician Abeti Masikini and examines her life and impact. The idea for the film came after Kutika read a biography of Masikani by Berthrand Nguyen Matoko, who advised her on the making of the film. It received the prize for best documentary at the Cinema Au Feminin festival in Kinshasa. Kutika is the mother of three children. She practices taekwondo. Kutika is the president of the humanitarian association "Le nouveau rire".

Filmography

*2001-2003: ''Kinshasa Hôtel'' (writer) *2009: ''Entre chat et chien'' (assistant director) *2011: ''Vas-y fonce'' (director) *2012: ''Ndouleman'' (assistant director) *2013: ''Moumoune et moi'' (director) *2015: '' Abeti Masikini: Le Combat d'Une Femme'' (writer/producer/director)

References

External links

Africultures profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kutika, Laura 1984 births Living people Democratic Republic of the Congo film directors Democratic Republic of the Congo women writers Democratic Republic of the Congo screenwriters People from Kinshasa 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people Female taekwondo practitioners