Quebec Premiere

Mikuba

Mikuba transports us into the cobalt veins of Kolwezi, where artisanal miners fiercely guard their ancestral heritage. 

SYNOPSIS

Mikuba transports us deep into the cobalt veins of Kolwezi, the epicenter of the global green energy race, where artisanal/small scale miners fiercely guard their ancestral heritage. Through the journey of Mama Leance and her encounter with Master Elder Kangalele, the film unveils the human and spiritual dimensions of a land trapped between exploitation and resilience.

Theme(s): , Colonialism, Culture, Environnement, Human Rights

DETAILS

Director | , Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
Year | , 2025
Country | , Congo (Republic of the), United States
Duration | 60 minutes
Original language | , Swahili
Subtitles | , English
Image | Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
Sound | Yashaswini Raghunandan
Editing | Jobson Katondolo, Petna Ndaliko Katondolo

DIRECTOR

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Petna Ndaliko Katondolo

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Mwalimu Ndaliko Katondolo (Petna), was born in Goma, DR Congo and is a filmmaker, educator, and an ancestral ecologist. His multi-genre artistic works are acclaimed for their decolonial Africanfuturistic style, which engages historical content to address contemporary sociopolitical and cultural issues. In 1994 he co- founded Maideni, an ecological youth movement. In 2000 he co-founded Yole!Africa and in 2005 he founded the Ishango Encounter (formerly known as Salaam Kivu International Film Festival). Ndaliko Katondolo teaches and consults regularly for international organizations, addressing social, ecological and political inequity among marginalized groups through culture and Art.

CAREER

Berlinale · Black Film festival Zürich · African Film Festival Cologne · ALT EFF India

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

17 July 2026 pm31 21h00

Square Viger 

A discussion will follow the screening.

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