Kinshasa and its inhabitants are in darkness. They wait and struggle for access to light. Positioned between hope, disappointment, and religious faith, Rising Up at Night is a subtle and fragmented portrait of a population that, despite the challenges it faces, is sublimated by the beauty of Kinshasa’s nights.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Qatar

Year: 2024

Length: 96

Language: Lingala

Type: Documentary

Screenwriter Nelson Makengo

Cinematographer Nelson Makengo

Editor Inneke Van Waeyenberghe

Sound Franck Moka, Moimi Wezam, Laszlo Umbreit, Rémi Gerard

Music Bao Sissoko, Wouter Vandenabeele

Color Color