SPACEMAN IN KONGO

Two young rocket engineers, Nestor and Isaac, propelled by the memory of former African dreamers and a resilient belief in their country, work on building the first Congolese Space Program. 


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Director: Maisha Maene Producer: Leo Nelki Co-producers: Josune Hahnheiser, Dale Dobson Status: In Development

Short synopsis:


Two Congolese student engineers, Nestor (20) and Isaac (22) moved from eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa to study at the technical university. Their ambition is to build a spacecraft. Although they might not know it, embarking on this journey they have joined a lineage of Afrofuturist visionaries, pushing steadily onwards as they transform the aspiration of an African cosmos into a reality. For this new Congolese generation, who have watched as the voracious giants of techno-capital feed on their country’s resources, space is an opportunity to reclaim the forces of technology.