Mulika

Maisha Maene | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2022 | 14'
Screenings
Sat 25 March H 15:00
from Mon 20 March - 9:00
to Mon 27 March - 23:59
Section
Original title
Mulika
Synopsis
An “afronaut” emerges from the wreck of his rocket in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo: he is a traveller in space and time who has come to protect humanity. As he goes down into the city, he meets the people in today’s Goma and starts to realize what he has to do to change the future of his people.
Cast
Mulika Sefu Weber-kal, Tate Faustin Biyoga, Safari Ibrahim Twaha, Zawadi Sarah Bahati
Films Distribution
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Production
Leo Nelki
Editing
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Cinematography
Jack Muhindo
Editing
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Language
French, Swahili
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
Italian premiere
Main awards
Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award (Locarno Film Festival 2022)
Trailer
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Biography
Maisha Maene is a Congolese screenwriter and director based in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Starting form 2018, he directed various short films. His most recent short film Mulika was selected for Locarno Film Festival 2022, in the Pardi di Domani International Competition and won a jury prize.
Filmography
2022 – Mulika, sf
2021 – No Mask, sf
2021 – Apa, sf
2020 – Mother Nature, sf
2018 – Regard, sf

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