Film Screening - KATASUMBIKA
Mon, Sep 30
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join us 7PM Monday, September 30th for a special screening of Congolese Filmmaker Petna Ndaliko Katondolo's film, "KATASUMBIKA"
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About the Film
KATASUMBIKA: The world was shocked to witness the people in eastern DR Congo demand the departure of the UN peacekeepers, even resorting to force. How can we understand this outrage toward a mission that is supposed to help the people? Through a testimonial approach, the film reflects on what has been left out of the frame in the colonial project and its legacy. By following the thread of history, the chain of natural resource extraction, and the vein of violence, will the sounds of indigenous resistance be heard?
About the Filmmaker
Petna Ndaliko Katondolo belongs to the Yira circle. He is a descendant of the Basukali clan from the Masereka and Kitamiaka lands in the eastern part of the current Democratic Republic of Congo. As a Ndaliko (sacred space), he is a memorykeeper and a storyteller with the spirit of kinship of the elephant. He is also…