A highly-immersive, unfiltered look into one of the longest conflicts in the world, and the people surviving within it.
ABOUT
Synopsis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen more than five million conflict-related deaths, multiple regime changes and the wholesale impoverishment of its people in the past two decades. This is Congo immerses the viewer onto the frontlines of battle with key players including a whistleblower and military commanders to provide a truly unfiltered and unique look into the conflict plaguing Congo.
FILMMAKER
Daniel McCabe
Daniel McCabe is a New York based photographer and director. His work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC, Al Jazeera and CNN among others. This is Congo is Daniel’s first feature-length documentary.
Reviews
★★★★★
The List
★★★★
Time Out
"A documentary of stunning beauty and tragic violence"
Screen Daily
"Beautiful and disquieting"
Variety