Downstream to Kinshasa

Downstream to Kinshasa (2020)
Long Documentaire - 90'' - En distribution

Dieudo Hamadi

For two decades, the victims of the Six-Day War in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been fighting in Kisangani for the recognition of this bloody conflict and demanding compensation.

Tired of unsuccessful pleas, they have finally decided to voice their claims in Kinshasa, after a long journey down the Congo River.

Credits: 

Writer-Director : Dieudo Hamadi

Producer (Be) : Aurélien Bodinaux
Neon Rouge 

Producer (Fr) : Quentin Laurent, Frédéric Féraud
Les Films de l’oeil sauvage

Producer (DRC) : Dieudo Hamadi
Kiripifilms

Sales Agent : Andana Films

Image : Dieudo Hamadi

Sound : Sylvain Aketi, Dieudo Hamadi

Editors : Hélène Ballis, Catherine Catella

Assistant Director : Sala Salumu, Hélène Ballis

Music : Troupe les « zombies » de Kisangani

Sound Mix : Studio Dame Blanche, Benoît Biral, Assistant technique - Cyrille Hermant

Colour : Benjamin Dontaine

Conformation & mastering : Mathieu Cauville - Vincent Van Campen

Production Manager : Céline Grudniewski

Assistant de production : Young-Kyun Gans

Foley : Studio L’Equipe - Julien Baissat Assisté de Virgile Jans

Sound Edit : Studio Ibats Katé, Benoît De Clerck

Post Production Facility : All In - Directeur de la Post Production - Aurélien Bodinaux

Tech : Les Films de l’œil sauvage; Cumulus; Films Fièvre; Kiripifilms

Credits & Titles : Label 42

Translation & adaptation : Dieudo Hamadi, Paul Belle

Special Thanks : Association des victimes de la guerre de six jours à Kisangani, Ambassade de France en République démocratique du Congo

In coproduction with: Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
With the participation of : Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (CNC - Institut Français), TV5MONDE, RTBF, Région SUD PACA, Procirep-Angoa, Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles, Taxshelter.be, Shelter Prod, ING, Coopération Belge au Développement,  IDFA Bertha Fund Classics and Europe, Hot Docs Blue Ice Documentary Fund, Bourse Brouillon d'un Rêve de la SCAM, Prix du Jury de la Biennale de Venise au Final Cut in Venice, Prix Laser film à Takmil

 

Technical Details: 

Image format 1.85 - Couleur - Son 5.1

Photos from the film:
Festivals: 

Cannes Film Festival (Cannes, France - 06/2020)
Official Selection

tiff Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Canada - 09/2020)
Amplify Voices Award, Special Mention

International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Leipzig, Germany - 10/2020)
Golden Dove
Prize of the Interreligious Jury

Festival dei Popoli (Florence, Italy - 11/2020)
Compétition internationale

FIPADOC - Festival International Documentaire (Biarritz, France - 01/2021 )
Compétition Documentaire international

FIFDH - International Film Festival & Forum on Human Rights (Geneva, Switzerland - 03/2021)
Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize

Festival internazionale Segni della Notte - (Urbino, Italy - 03/2021)
Signs Award