The Congo History Collection
The Congo History Collection collection includes the following titles:
Berlin 1885: The Division of AfricaThe story of the first international conference on Africa, which established its division amongst the European powers, and created Congo as a personal possession of the Belgian king.
Black Africa White MarbleThrough the conflict over raising a monument to honor the Italian explorer Petro di Brazza, BLACK AFRICA WHITE MARBLE shines a harsh light on central Africa's colonial past and troubled present.
Matamata and PilipiliReclaims an important episode in the history of Congolese popular culture, the Matamata and Pilipili series of colonial-era film comedies, while exploring the complex terrain of colonial relationships and media representations.
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 1Part one of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 2Part two of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 3Part three of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.
Travels in the Congo (Voyage au Congo)This newly restored landmark of documentary film presents a largely observational record of colonial French Equatorial Africa in the 1920s.
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