A dream of Independence

Monique Mbeka Phoba & 52' — 1998

People no longer know what the medical assistants were: neither the Belgians, who created this medical category during the colonisation of the Congo; nor the Congolese, who have let this portion of their history sink into oblivion. Tracing the steps of her grandfather – formerly a medical assistant, now a doctor – a Congolese filmmaker uses a family history to portray 37 years of Independence.

Belgium

Production: Taxi Vidéo Brousse-Paris
Co-production: RTBF Liège, ARTE Belgique, CBA
Help : Fonds Eurimage du Conseil de l’Europe, le Plan d’Action 16/9 et la DG VIII de la Communauté Européenne, l’Agence de la Francophonie (ACCT), le Commissariat Général aux Relations Internationales de la Communauté française de Belgique (CGRI) et Canal France International (CFI).
With the support of the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique & en association avec Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ainsi que la Délégation Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles à Kinshasa.

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