Moseka
Appearance
Moseka | |
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Directed by | Roger Kwami Mambu Zinga |
Screenplay by | Félix Blaise Malutuma |
Produced by | Institut des Arts de Diffusion |
Cinematography | Sandro Usai |
Edited by | Robert Couez |
Release date | 1971 |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Moseka is a 1971 documentary film.
Synopsis
Moseka, a young woman from Zaire, travels to Europe to study. With her braided hair and traditional clothes, she is the laughingstock of her fellow students who strive to look European, adopting wigs and European clothing. The film tells of the depersonalization of young Africans when they enter into contact with the European culture. In this sense, the film fits into the "authenticity policy" of Mobutu.[1]
Awards
Moseka was named best short film at the 3rd Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO).[2]
References
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
- ^ Ndombasi, Gansa (2008). "Les films zairois". Le cinéma du congo Démocratique (in French). pp. 37–40. ISBN 978-2-296-06204-7. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Diawara, Manthia (1992). African Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-253-20707-4. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
Categories:
- 1971 films
- Creative Commons-licensed documentary films
- Democratic Republic of the Congo documentary films
- 1970s documentary films
- 1970s short films
- Short documentary films
- Documentary films about race and ethnicity
- Zaire
- French-language films
- African film stubs
- Democratic Republic of the Congo stubs
- Short documentary film stubs