Film festival in DR Congo sheds light on Africa's decolonization

STORY: Film festival in DR Congo sheds light on Africa's decolonization DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Ishango Gathering in Goma, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): PETNA NDALIKO, Organizer of the gathering 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): BERNADETTE VIVUYA, Local visual artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): JACQUES KYANGA, Festival-goer STORYLINE: From June 3 to June 12, the city of Goma, located in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is hosting the Ishango Gathering, an annual gathering of artists, intellectuals, and communities dedicated to reinventing the place and possibilities of film art and storytelling in the contemporary world. Named after the Ishango bone, a bone tool dated to the Upper Paleolithic era, the Ishango Gathering introduces a combination of film screenings, video and photo expositions, performances, panels, and scholarly debates that collectively voice for liberating Africa's future. SOUNDBI