Maman Colonelle

NAME OF FILM: MAMAN COLONELLE

DIRECTOR(S): Dieudo Hamadi

GENRE: Documentary Film

SYNOPSIS: Colonel Honorine works for the Congolese police force and heads the unit for the protection of minors and the fight against sexual violence. Having worked for 15 years in Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she learned she was being transferred to Kisangani. There, she found herself faced with new challenges.

33 Independent Documentary Films Selected for 2015 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Support

33 Independent Documentary Films Selected for 2015 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Support

Thirty-three independent documentary films have been selected for 2015 Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program support. The Sundance Documentary Fund moved to a limited rolling open call in 2015, encouraging filmmakers to submit applications only when they feel their film is ready to share. Rahdi Taylor, Film Fund Director, said, “This past year was one of experimentation and change. We eliminated deadlines, embraced risk taking in form, filmmaker and subject matter, but we stayed true to […]