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This Digital Educational Collection is available for $495 (regular institutional price $995). If your institution is experiencing exceptional budget limitations, please contact info@africanfilm.com to discuss additional pricing options.
From Colonialism to Democracy: Congolese Voices Across Time
Designed to support teaching in African Studies, History, Political Science, Human Rights, International Development, Postcolonial Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, and related disciplines, From Colonialism to Democracy: Congolese Voices Across Time explores the Democratic Republic of the Congo's journey from colonial oppression to contemporary struggles for democracy, justice, and human rights.
The collection includes:
• Boma-Tervuren, The Journey
• The Man Who Mends Women
• Kinshasa Makambo
Boma-Tervuren, The Journey confronts the legacy of Belgian colonialism by retracing the forced journey of Congolese men, women, and children exhibited in Belgium during the colonial era. The film examines historical memory, colonial violence, and the continuing impact of empire on contemporary understandings of identity and justice.
The Man Who Mends Women follows Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege and his extraordinary work treating survivors of sexual violence in eastern Congo. Through his medical practice and international advocacy, the film highlights both the devastating human cost of conflict and the resilience of women fighting for dignity, healing, and justice.
Kinshasa Makambo chronicles the determination of three young pro-democracy activists who risk imprisonment and violence as they challenge authoritarian rule in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their struggle illustrates the ongoing pursuit of democratic governance, civic participation, and political change.
Together, From Colonialism to Democracy: Congolese Voices Across Time provides a powerful framework for understanding the historical and contemporary forces that have shaped the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The collection encourages critical discussion of colonialism, democracy, human rights, political activism, transitional justice, and the resilience of Congolese civil society.
Purchase includes perpetual institutional streaming access with Public Performance Rights (PPR) to all three films.
