Stop Filming Us
7.7
Based on the struggle of young people in Goma (Northeastern Congo) against the prevailing Western reporting about war and misery, Stop Filming Us investigates how these Western stereotypes are the result of a skewed balance of power. Stop Filming Us creates a cinematic dialogue between Western perceptions and the Congolese experience of reality. While the Congolese perspective becomes increasingly clearer in the film, questions arise about the perspective of the film itself; is a white director able to make a film about the new Congolese image or is it primarily a story created by his own Western perspective?
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Cast
15 people
Joris Postema Director · Harmen Jalvingh Writer Wiro Felix Cinematographer
United States release October 9, 2020 · Produced in Netherlands, Congo - Kinshasa · Languages Dutch, English, French, Swahili
Production
DOXY Films
Production
Netherlands · Congo - Kinshasa
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · French · Swahili
Release dates
Netherlands · April 2, 2020
Digital
United States · October 9, 2020
virtual cinema Mill Valley Film Festival
Czechia
May 15, 2021 · Digital · One World Live
France
June 7, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
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