Screenplay
Ota Benga - script
Written by Justin Nyembo, Guy Kazadi, Cecilia Zoppelletto
AFIN 2022 Honorable Mention
- 2022
- 5pp
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DR Congo - English, French
- Animation
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Synopsis
A moment in the true-life story of Ota Benga (1883-1916), the pygmy who was exhibited at the Bronx Zoo. Desperate to return home to the rain forest in Congo and trapped in Lynchburg Virginia, Ota Benga reflects on being bought by the so-called ‘civilised society'. A passionate call by the fire to return to his ancestors.