Screening of the film “Kinshasa Beta Mbonda” (2019)
As part of the “Territoires subjectifs” series
(In the presence of director Marie-François Blissard)

In Kinshasa, a dozen young percussionists bring life to a working-class neighborhood. They are the Beta Mbonda, former delinquents from violent gangs. Music has given new meaning to their lives and sealed their friendship. Like a Greek chorus, using traditional instruments or everyday objects, their songs echo a global city adrift.

This screening is part of the “Subjective Territories” series of events. Based on a film, it explores how the relationship to territory is constructed and deconstructed, combining representations and imaginations. Traveling through these territories—whether geographical or physical, and always marked by political issues—provides a space for recognition of voices and stories that are often invisible.