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Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Belge born on 30 october 1957 at Kinshasa
Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda (born 30 October 1957) is a filmmaker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The Draughtsmen Clash (1996)
, 40minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Drama
Actors Dieudonné Kabongo, Pascal Nzonzi, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Rating69%
The Draughtsmen Clash is a wicked political satire about African dictators. It tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.
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We Too Walked on the Moon (2010)
, 16minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Comedy
The year 1969. Kinshasa, Congo. On July 21, the Apollo 11 is going to land on the Moon. Tanga and Nika, husband and wife, wait for Sister Mwezi to spend a “Moon” evening with Nika’s brother Muntu-wa-Bantu. However, the nun does not appear. The Moon is full. Muntu-wa-Bantu holds the transistor radio up to his ear as he stares at the Moon. He wants to see the first steps of mankind on the Moon for himself. But no matter how long he stares, he cannot see what they are saying on the radio. Can the Moon be that far away? That night, Muntu-wa-Bantu decides that he too will walk on the Moon.
Juju Factory (2007)
, 1h37Directed by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Drama
Actors Dieudonné Kabongo, Carole Karemera, Emil Abossolo M'Bo
Rating65%
Kongo lives in Brussels, in the « Matongé » district on which he is writing a book. His editor wants a kind of traveller’s book spiced with ethnic ingredients. However, the writer is inspired by the vision of the complex and tormented souls that he meets anywhere, night and day. Kongo Congo follows invisible threads connected to Congolese history and its ghosts. How is it possible to hold on in this chaotic history? By having «juju», selfconfidence, and Beatrice’s love.
Afro@Digital (2002)
, 52minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about computing, Documentary films about technology
Afro@Digital explores how digital technology has changed the lives of Africans. For instance, a marabout explains that he no longer replies by letter to questions from Africans living abroad: he uses his cell phone. Another eloquent illustration of the digital revolution in Africa is the proliferation of Internet cafés full of young people. It raises challenging questions about the use of technology in various domains, and in documenting humanity's memory and also asks how digital technology might be used in the service of African people tomorrow.
The Draughtsmen Clash (1996)
, 40minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Drama
Actors Dieudonné Kabongo, Pascal Nzonzi, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Rating69%
The Draughtsmen Clash is a wicked political satire about African dictators. It tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.
10,000 Years of Cinema (1991)
, 13minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Djibril Diop Mambety, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Mansour Sora Wade
This documentary offers the reflections of filmmakers shot at FESPACO 1991. Djibril Diop Mambéty, David Achkar, Moussa Sene Absa, Mambaye Coulibaly, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Mansour Sora Wade... express their faith in the eternity of African cinema.
Scriptwriter
Afro@Digital (2002)
, 52minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about computing, Documentary films about technology
Afro@Digital explores how digital technology has changed the lives of Africans. For instance, a marabout explains that he no longer replies by letter to questions from Africans living abroad: he uses his cell phone. Another eloquent illustration of the digital revolution in Africa is the proliferation of Internet cafés full of young people. It raises challenging questions about the use of technology in various domains, and in documenting humanity's memory and also asks how digital technology might be used in the service of African people tomorrow.
The Draughtsmen Clash (1996)
, 40minutesDirected by Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Genres Drama
Actors Dieudonné Kabongo, Pascal Nzonzi, Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Rating69%
The Draughtsmen Clash is a wicked political satire about African dictators. It tells the story of the president of a fictitious African nation who spends a sleepless night playing checkers with a pot-smoking vagabond who claims to be the all-round champion. However, the rules of the game entail the opponents howling vulgar and foul obscenities at one another. The champion proceeds to insult, and trounce, the President. His reward, and his fate, will not surprise anyone.