Colette and Justin
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1h 28m
Directed by Alain Kassanda | 89 mins | 2022
“How do you make a film from the oppressor’s archives?” In Kassanda’s documentary, familial bonds anchor a historical investigation: the Kinshasa-born, Paris-based director probes the colonial history of Congo and its journey to independence, interweaving commentary by his maternal grandparents—which works as illuminating counterpoint to the imagery and documentation produced by the nation’s Belgian oppressors.
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