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Machérie Ekwa Bahango

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Machérie Ekwa Bahango
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenDemocratic Republic of the Congo Edit
Ein date of birth1993 Edit
Place dem born amKisangani Edit
Ein occupationfilm director, screenwriter Edit
Personal pronounL484 Edit

Machérie Ekwa Bahango (born 1993) be a filmmaker wey komot de Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Na ein first feature film Maki’la premier for de Berlinale 2018.[2] Na ein movie Sema advocate give women's rights den thematise de issue of sexual violence.[3] E win an award as "Best International Film" for de DC Independent Film Festival 2020 insyd Washington.[4]

Life

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Na dem born Machérie Ekwa Bahango insyd Kisangani. After school she go university wey she receive a degree in law for de Protestant University in the Congo.[5] As a student she participate insyd workshops for screenplay den film production.[6][7]

Career

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Insyd 2014 na Congolese film production company Labson Bizizi Ciné-Kongo hire Machérie Ekwa Bahango as a production manager den as an interviewer.

Insyd 2016 na she be a screenwriter give de French language TV series Ndakisa.[8] Produce by de NGO Search for Common Ground, na dem air Ndakisa for Congolese national television top.[9]

Insyd 2017 na she translate give Alain Gomis ein script give ein 2017 film Félicité into ein native language Lingala .[2]

Insyd 2017 na dem sanso invite am to de Cannes Film Festival for a round table under de helm of de OIF den de Institut Français. For de end of 2017 she receive invitations from de Berlin International Film Festival for de Berlinale Talents.[10]

Na ein first feature film Mak’ila be about an orphan dem force make she fend for einself for de streets of Kinshasa. Na ebe stall insyd post-production secof lack of funds til Alain Modot, of de International Distribution of Films and Fiction from Africa (DIFFA), gain backing from Orange Studio insyd Paris.[2] Mak’ila win am de Golden Screen award for de 2018 Ecrans Noirs film festival.[11]

Filmography

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Title Year Film producer Writer Director Notes
Maki'la[12] 2018 No Yes Yes Bahango meet plus street kiddies of Kinshasa wey she base de script for wat dem tell am about dema lives [12]
Zaïria[13] 2019 No Yes Yes Dem dedicate to de victims of wars in Africa. Unfinished.
Sema (Speak out)[14] 2020 No No Yes Bahango direct real survivors of sexual violence wey re-enact dema fates as dem naa dem wrep dem down[15]
Boyoma[16] 2022 No Yes Yes documentary film insyd development

References

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  1. ↑ "Machérie EKWA Director, Screenwriter". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Berlin: Director Bahango Hopes to Inspire Congolese Women to Pick Up Cameras". Variety. February 16, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sema (Speak Out)". dciff-indie.org. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ "DCIFF 2020 Award Winners". DC Independent Film Festival. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Machérie EKWA BAHANGO DRC". ouicoprod.org. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "MAKI'LA". Carthage Film Festival Homepage. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Maki'la". arsenal-berlin.de/en. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ndakisa". berlinale-talents.de. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SECURITY FORCES AND CIVILIANS IN THE EASTERN DRC". sfcg.org. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ "43rd Cairo International Film Festival". Cairo International Film Festival. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ Patricia Ngo Ngouem, Qui est Machérie Ekwa Bahango, l'Ecran d'Or 2018?, Ici Cameroun, 23 July 2018.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Mak'ila". africanfilmdatabase.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Zairia" (PDF). Cinéfondation. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sema". mukwegefoundation.org. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Congolese rape survivors re-enact trauma in new film". Reuters. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Boyoma". wooozpictures.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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