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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Kingongolo Kiniata
Mozalisi Nizar Saleh | 25' | Congo, Democratic Republic | World premiere
In bustling Kinshasa, unjust travel restrictions stand between a rock band and the world stage. -
In vele handen
Collectif Faire-Part | 21' | Belgium | Dutch Premiere
A group of artists consider a contested collection of Congolese artefacts in a Belgian museum. -
What We Said to Brussels Airlines
Collectif Faire-Part | 21' | Belgium | World premiere
The members of Collectif Faire-Part discuss a proposal from Brussels Airlines to show their films on board. -
L’escale
Collectif Faire-Part | 14' | Belgium | No premiere
Two members of the Collectif Faire-Part are illegally held at a detention centre while transiting from Kinshasa to Frankfurt.