World Vision Doc: Downstream to Kinshasa by Dieudo Hamadi

The much-awarded documentary from director Dieudo Hamadi will be screened during the World Vision Documentary section at Duhok IFF. The documentary won the Golden Dove at Dok Leipzig and is the first Congolese film to be in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It received Special Mentions at Toronto International Film Festival and won the Main Award of the ZagrebDox Film Festival. 

Hamadi depicts a portrayal of his native Congo, honoring the struggle of survivors devastated by the 6-Day war in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000. Due to the heavy shelling that took place in the city, many locals were disabled. Hamadi focuses on their journey, as they make the trek to the capital Kinshasa to make their voices heard, to demand dignity and some kind of compensation.
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