WorldPingMachérie Ekwa Bahango wants Congo to be noticed by the industry.
“Through my films, I would like Congo to be seen as part of the world.
Not for the labels people stick on it, but for what it really is,” she tells Variety.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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Venice Final Cut Winner Machérie Ekwa Bahango on ‘Madi Makambu’ and Why She Wants Congo to Be Seen: ‘We’re a Great Nation That Needs to Write Its Own History’
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