Mozalisi Nizar Saleh
Nizar SALEH (1987, Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a filmmaker, photographer, and co-founder of production company Kimpavita Film. Saleh is also a member of Collectif Faire-part, an ensemble of Belgian and Congolese filmmakers that tells new stories about Kinshasa, about Brussels, and the connections in between them. The group has been making films and organising events since 2015. Their goal is to run an alternative art space that operates between Belgium and Democratic Republic of Congo, where they can host Kinshasa’s first short film festival.
Filmography
Échangeur (2016, short), Bidon Vil (2018, short), (Faire-Part (2019), In Vele Handen (2020, short), In All Kinds of Weather (2021, short), L’Escale (2022, short), Speech for a Disappearing Statue (2022, short)
More info: Collectif Faire-Part
Mozalisi Nizar Saleh at IFFR
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Speech for a Melting Statue
Collectif Faire-Part | 10' | Belgium | World premiere
A poet anticipates the removal of a colonial statue, while anti-racist demonstrators occupy Brussels streets.