Nelson Makengo
Nelson Makengo is a filmmaker whose work moves between contemporary art and cinema. His film Up at Night (Nuit debout) (Best Short Film at IDFA 2019) has screened at more than 100 festivals around the world and was nominated by the BFI as one of the 50 best films of 2020. His other works, E'ville (2018), Tabu (2016), and Urban Theatre (Théâtre urbain) (2017), have been part of the official selections of numerous festivals and have received multiple awards. In recent years, Nelson Makengo has collaborated as a director with Al Jazeera and Meta, served on the juries of several festivals, and become a member of the Sundance Documentary Film Institute and the Doha Film Institute. Tongo Saa (Rising Up at Night) is his first feature-length documentary.
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Rising Up at Night
Duration: 3h12
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Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, _Tongo Saa_ is a subtle and fragmented portrait of a population that, despite the challenges, is sublimated by the beauty of Kinshasa's nights.
Rising Up at Night
Duration: 3h12
Subscription access
Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle to get access to light. Between hope, disappointment and religious faith, _Tongo Saa_ is a subtle and fragmented portrait of a population that, despite the challenges, is sublimated by the beauty of Kinshasa's nights.
