Baloji: Augure + Zombies (20:00, Cinema ZED)
Dinsdag 23 april, 20u00
Cinema ZED Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven
SPECIAL SCREENING: BALOJI IN SPOTLIGHT
Op deze special screening vertonen we niet enkel de gelauwerde Augure maar trakteren we ook op Baloji’s straffe kortfilm, Zombies. Na de screening gaan we in op zijn werk, inspiraties en parcours in een nabespreking.
AUGURE
Sammy Baloji / Belgium, DR Congo / 2023 / 90’
Cast: Eliane Umuhire, Lucie Debay, Marc Zinga, Yves Marina Ganhoua
VO: French, Swahili, Lingala, English
ST: Dutch
Four characters, considered witches or wizards by their families and communities, see their paths cross in a magical-realist Congo. Only through mutual aid and reconciliation can they escape the curse that rests on them.
An energetic and empathetic group portrait that explores the weight of Congolese belief systems. Compelling, unique and visionary.
Augure is the first feature film by Baloji, a Belgian-Congolese rapper and performer. He wrote the first version of his film in 2018, after the death of his father. The professional mourners hired by his family inspired Baloji for this rock-solid debut with a magical-realist angle. The film has already won awards at Cannes, received very favourable reviews and was chosen as Belgium's entry for the Oscars. Augure won the Ensor for Promise of the Year and the Ensor for Best Francophone Belgian Film.