Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night
"After making my short film, I realised there was a need to tell a longer story together with the protagonists"
by Ana Stanic
BERLINALE 2024: The Congolese filmmaker delves into his portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face the challenges of life in an environment coloured by the uncertainty of tomorrow
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Congolese filmmaker Nelson Makengo delves into his film Rising Up at Night [+see also:
film review
interview: Nelson Makengo
film profile], a sensitive portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face the challenges of life in an environment coloured by the uncertainty of tomorrow premiered in the Panorama section of the 74th Berlinale.
