COLETTE ET JUSTIN – Gilda Vieira De Mello Award – Creative Documentary Competition
A screening of the award-winning film "Colette and Justin" by Alain Kassanda
"A politically engaged film based on the archives of the oppressor, which reveals the tumultuous history of colonisation and a false independence. An intimate dialogue that reveals truths that can form the basis of a peace and reconciliation process."
AfricaDecolonisationMemory & History
Sunday 19 March
16:00
Grütli - Salle Simon
sold out - in case of cancellation, tickets will be put back on sale before the screening
This debat is preceded by the movie:
Competition - Creative documentaries
Colette et Justin
By Alain Kassanda
Of Congolese origin, Alain Kassanda retraces his family history and that of the Belgian colonisation of the Congo, and its later independence. In this very intimate film, he successfully situates the major political milestones in the history of the Congo through the use of archived and family footage, the recollections of his grandparents, and the addition of a poignant voice-over. This film questions the dual perspective of colonisation and immigration, from the point of view of those who lived through it, and those who inherited it.
Section Compétition - Documentaire de création
Original language(s) Lingala & French
Subtitle(s) French & English
AfriqueDécolonisationMémoire & Histoire
- Director(s)
- Alain Kassanda
Production
- L'image d'après
Rights holder
- Alain Kassanda
Editor
- Alain Kassanda
- Duration
- 89'
- Year
- 2022
- Production country
- France & Belgium
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
