Born in Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1984, Hamadi is one of the most compelling talents in contemporary African cinema and international nonfiction filmmaking as a whole. His intimately observed documentary works fix an acutely modern lens on urgent social issues and protracted political conflicts in the DRC and wider Sub-Saharan Africa while also remaining grounded in the concrete through their director’s alertness to everyday detail. Bringing together early films like "Mama Colonel" and "Kinshasa Makambo" with 2020’s "Downstream to Kinshasa," this series focuses on a vital body of work by a still-young filmmaker at the vanguard of modern documentary.