Mulika

An ‘afronaut’ emerges from the wreckage of his spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below, encountering the people of present-day Goma, he begins to understand what he must do to change the future for his people.

Details

  • Director / Writer Maisha Maene
  • Producer / EditorLeo Nelki
  • CastSefu Weber-kal, Faustin Biyoga, Ibrahim Twaha, Sarah Bahati
  • Original ScoreDon Zilla, Jack Moran
  • Music (Club Scene)Eza Makambo by Rey Sapienz and the Congo Techno Ensemble
  • Director of PhotographyTD Jack Muhindo
  • 2nd CameraEli Maene
  • Assistant DOPJustin Kasereka
  • Drone OperatorChris Horsley
  • 2nd Drone OperatorMichel Lunanga
  • Costume DesignerIsaac Bahati
  • Sound RecordistTavis Kakule Muhesi
  • Voiceover TextKoko Kabamba
  • TranslationEliora Henzler
  • ColouristValerio Morini
  • In partnership withTrust Merchant Bank, DRC
  • Supported byTerry Duffy Art Foundation, BADA Projects
  • ThanksRobert Levy, Terry Duffy, Max Nelki Gopfert, Bazirake Maene Pascal, Denise Ngende, Chris Horsley, Nyege Nyege Tapes, BBOXX DRC, Uhuru Film Company, Bomoyi Art Center, Lac Kivu Lodge
  • Filmed on location inGoma, DRC

Awards

  • Locarno Film Festival (Winner: Medien Patent Verwaltung AG Award)
  • Dresden Short Film Festival (Winner: Golden Horseman for Sound Design)
  • Fickin International Film Festival Kinshasa (Winner: Best Film & Best Image)
  • Drunken Film Fest Oakland (Winner: Best World Narrative)

Screenings

  • Sundance Film Festival, USA
  • Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland
  • FESPACO, Burkina Faso
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest, USA
  • Aspen ShortFest, USA
  • Tampere Film Festival, Finland
  • London Short Film Festival, UK
  • Encounters Short Film Festival, UK
  • Seattle International Film Festival, USA
  • Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Finland
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
  • Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany
  • Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK
  • RIDM, Canada
  • DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Canada
  • African Film Club Edinburgh, UK
  • AfryKamera Film Festival, Poland
  • Afrikamera Germany
  • Birkenhead International Film Festival, UK
  • Boston Short Film Festival, USA
  • CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival, Italy
  • Drunken Film Fest Oakland, USA
  • FESCAAL, Italy
  • Festival Cinémas d’Afrique, France
  • Festival International du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga (FICAK), Morocco
  • Festival Silhouette, France
  • Fickin International Film Festival Kinshasa, DRC
  • Francophone Short Films in Harlem, USA
  • International Festival Signs of the Night
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
  • International Short Film Week in Regensburg, Germany
  • La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy
  • Lago Film Festival, Italy
  • Lima Alterna Internacional Festival de Cine, Peru
  • Maud Music Festival (Kino Sõprus), Estonia
  • Psarokokalo International Film Festival, Greece
  • Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Latvia
  • ROOTS - Rabat, Morocco
  • S16 Film Festival
  • Sao Paolo International Short Film Festival, Brazil
  • Sharja Film Platform, UAE
  • Short Encounters Film Festival, Greece
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival, USA
  • SPROUTS Film Festival, The Netherlands
  • SYNCRO, Argentina
  • Terre da Film Festival, Italy