Deep Cobalt
Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
In the claustrophobic depths of the Mutoshi mine in Katanga (DRC), Ndjimu follows The Rememberers – a community labouring in unsafe and brutal conditions to extract coveted minerals from the ancestral soils to feed global tech empires, to their own detriment. Set to a soundtrack of metallic rock being crushed, Ndjimu is an invocation and a descent into the earth’s memory, beneath the noise of extraction and the myth of progress.
Synopsis: Lyse Nsengiyumva (IFFR)
Part of this programme
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Human Nature reflects on the essence of humankind: the ways we act, think, and feel as a species. The program explores our often artificial relationship with the environment, our interactions with flora and fauna and the power structures that shape both the natural world and our own societies. Spanning three continents...
Credits
- Director
- Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
- Producer
- Stella Ramazani, Maurice Carney
- Year
- 2026
- Country of production
- Congo, United States
- Type
- Documentary
- Genre
- Short film
- Duration
- 31 minutes
- Spoken language
- Swahili
- Subtitles
- EN
- Production company
- Alkebu Film Productions
- World Sales
- Alkebu Film Productions