Of Mud and Blood

How does a piece of Congo in your pocket connects you to a world filled with mud and blood?

In Numbi, a town in Democratic Republic Congo, men, women and children silently power our digital age. While we scroll, they extract coltan by hand, the not-so-innocent mineral essential to every device we touch. With ‘an atmosphere reminiscent of a western’ (Le Monde), the award-winning film is a raw immersion into a world where survival, tragedy and dignity collide. It reveals a haunting truth: an entire village must bury its dreams in the mud so we can stay connected to ours.

This event can only be attended physically at our studio. The recordings will be made available later on and can be viewed via dezwijger.nl/terugkijken or via our YouTube channel. Together with Josaphat Musamba Film’s Scientific Advisor & Field Lead Olivier van Beemen Onderzoeksjournalist voor o.a. Follow the Money en De Groene Amsterdammer en auteur van 'Ondernemers in het wild', 'Bier voor Afrika'

OPEN CALL

Got a spare phone or laptop? Bring your functioning secondhand electronics to the screening to support a local association in the village of Of Mud and Blood.