**SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW**&nbsp; The tour de force&nbsp;Downstream to Kinshasa&nbsp;is the latest feature film from the foremost verité chronicler of modern Congo, Dieudo Hamadi. Here, he is following a group of survivors of the Six-Day War in and around Kisangani (the director’s own hometown, though he wasn’t physically injured during the conflict) in 2000, which killed and wounded thousands of civilians. After decades of agitating for promised monetary reparations that never come, a group of survivors who have suffered limb-loss decide to go to the capitol to demand restitution in person. As in his previous films, Hamadi records all the image and sound himself, bringing a kinetic, personable energy to every interaction along with impeccable coverage and intimate access. Between scenes of the barge trip downstream to Kinshasa, Hamadi weaves participatory theatrical performances into an inquiry into what acknowledgement and true healing might look. These black box monologues, which are rehearsed and then performed in a play-within-the-film, establish a steely, uncompromising, but generous gaze on the presence of the survivors. Recalling landmark documentaries like&nbsp;Vital Signs&nbsp;(David Mitchell &amp; Sharon Snyder) and&nbsp;Goodbye CP&nbsp;(Hara Kazuo) that feature the performance art protests of disability rights activists, this film similarly engages with an uncaring public, aid workers, and bureaucrats to demand a reckoning. The film isn’t falsely hopeful, but neither is it crushing in pessimistic realism. The sense of being seen drives this deeply humanistic, unforgettable film.&nbsp;Thanks to Icarus Films for making this special sneak preview possible!&nbsp;“A film few have yet seen in theaters, to our considerable detriment, Dieudo Hamadi’s&nbsp;Downstream to Kinshasa&nbsp;offers a conveyance experience that’s as intense, urgent, and shocking as any I can recall seeing.” Eric Hynes,&nbsp;Reverse Shot

Downstream to Kinshasa

Interspersed with moving stage performances and persistent assertion of space and dignity, Dieudo Hamadi’s Downstream to Kinshasa follows and honors a group of disabled survivors of the 2000 Six Day War as they seek reparations and recognition of their experience from the government.

The conversation with Director Dieudo Hamadi and Curator Abby Sun will be streamed through Facebook Live, which will be linked here, and then eventually uploaded to YouTube for later viewing, which will also be embedded here. Please join us live in Zoom or through Facebook Live! You can register for the Zoom here: https://bit.ly/DownstreamQA

Downstream to Kinshasa Live Q&A with Director Dieudo Hamadi and Curator Abby Sun

Join us for a live conversation with Downstream to Kinshasa director Dieudo Hamadi and Curator Abby Sun about Hamadi's moving film.

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