System K Système K

by Renaud Barret

France
2018
94 min
OV with French subtitles
Feature film
Documentary
Color
DCP

Official Selection 2019

The programmer’s eye

In Congo, a group of fascinating artists are creating art on, and for, the street. The director of “Benda Bilili!” keeps on making us discover an incredibly lively world, far from the international attention of the contemporary art market.

Biography and Filmography

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in 1970, this graphic designer and photographer first came to Kinshasa at the age of 20 and has never really left the city. He has made several self-produced documentaries there, some in collaboration with Florent de La Tullaye. His films often focus on determined outsiders. Alongside his filmmaking, he also works as a producer for Congolese musicians.

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Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in 1970, this graphic designer and photographer first came to Kinshasa at the age of 20 and has never really left the city. He has made several self-produced documentaries there, some in collaboration with Florent de La Tullaye. His films often focus on determined outsiders. Alongside his filmmaking, he also works as a producer for Congolese musicians.