Democratic Republic of the Congo Movies

  • 2026
    Son of Shadow

    Son of Shadow

    Son of Shadow

    02026HD

    Torn from childhood to become a soldier, Alain reveals the invisible scars of war and his struggle to find his place in a world that has cast him...

    Son of Shadow
  • 2023
    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

    02023HD

    1933, North-East Congo: The Belgian colonial authorities accuse a group of men of being Aniotos, men who kill like the leopard. There is no visual...

    Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality
  • 2025
    Children of Water

    Children of Water

    Children of Water

    02025HD

    Nia, Okelia, and Shanti are triplets who live in Kinshasa. Okelia is different from her sisters because she has albinism. The three sisters are so...

    Children of Water
  • 2021
    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    Return: An Epic Journey

    02021HD

    Inspired by the African masks at the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, the Swiss artist Lukas Stucky designed a mask and asked the Congolese artist Rita...

    Return: An Epic Journey
  • 2016
    Under the Belt

    Under the Belt

    Under the Belt

    02016HD

    A shoeshine boy observes the rhythmic passing of people's curious shoes.

    Under the Belt
  • 2015
    Kukinga

    Kukinga

    Kukinga

    02015HD

    In a little town in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an armed band emerges and raids the classes in a school. Narrated by a child who...

    Kukinga
  • 1990
    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws

    81990HD

    Rooted in the oral tale recounted by the Tetela in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of Congo, this story explains how it came to be that the Fox ate the...

    The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws
  • 1970
    Kima

    Kima

    Kima

    01970HD

    Kima
  • 2017
    Goma Lumière

    Goma Lumière

    Goma Lumière

    02017HD

    The city of Goma at night. Two beings of light interact with eachother and the public in the unlit streets.

    Goma Lumière
  • 2019
    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda

    02019HD

    A dozen or so young percussionists bring music to Barumbu, a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa. They are the Beta Mbonda, former members of the Kuluna...

    Kinshasa Beta Mbonda
  • 2015
    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko

    02015HD

    A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw...

    Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko