Colette et Justine (21:30, Cinema ZED)
Maandag 22 april, 21u30
Cinema ZED Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven
COLETTE ET JUSTINE
Alain Kassanda / DR Congo / 2023 / 89 min.
VO: Lingala, French.
ST: English
Determined to understand the colonial legacy from which he comes, Kassanda convinces his grandparents, Colette and Justin, to sit for a series of interviews. Together, they watch old news footage, remember a visit from the Belgian king, and recall what life was like as part of the nascent Black bourgeoisie who served the colonial administration.
The film begins with a man’s search to understand himself and his roots. But ultimately it is an evocative, poetic and thoughtful meditation on the intersection of political and family history, and the multi-generational destructive reach of colonialism.
In the presence of filmmaker, Alain Kassanda.