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.

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.