Project Detail

White Elephant (nzoku ya pembe)

Synopsis

A documentary about the Central Post-Office and its employees in Kinshasa, DR Congo. This relic of the colonial past has trapped its employees in a frozen timewarp from which they are planning their escape. From past to present, through the cracks in the walls, we glimpse present-day Congo.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
34 mins
Format
HDCAM
Director
Kristof Bilsen
Producer
Kristof Bilsen
Editor
Eduardo Serrano
Screenwriter
Kristof Bilsen
Director of Photography
Kristof Bilsen
Sound
George Lingford
Composer
Jon Wygens

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 731 452

festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 731 452

festivals@nfts.co.uk

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