Kinshasa Symphony
| Kinshasa Symphony | |
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 German poster | |
| Directed by | Claus Wischmann Martin Baer |
| Produced by | Sounding Images GmbH Westdeutscher Rundfunk Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg |
| Screenplay by | Claus Wischmann |
| Music by | Jan Tilman Schade |
| Cinematography | Martin Baer Michael Dreyer |
| Edited by | Peter Klum |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
Kinshasa Symphony is a German 2010 documentary film.
Synopsis
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third-largest city in Africa with 10 million inhabitants. The film shows how some people living there have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste) performing composers such as Handel, Verdi, Beethoven. "Kinshasa Symphony" shows Kinshasa in all its diversity, speed, colour, vitality and energy. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.[1]
Awards
- New York City 2010
- Vancouver 2010
- Rhode Island 2010
See also
- Congo in Four Acts, a documentary anthology film featuring music from the Kinshasa Symphony
References
- ↑ Schmitter, Elke (24 September 2010). "Playing Beethoven in Kinshasa". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)