Cork French Film Festival 2012
Benda Bilili!
An extraordinary documentary that follows the unbelievable rise of Staff Benda Bilili – a band of severely disabled Congolese and street children playing both conventional and improvised instruments.
16:15 Sun 13 March, 2011 @ The Gate Cinema
2010
86mins
DCP
French, Linagala (English subtitles)
Directed by Florent de La Tullaye, Renaud Barret
Starring Cubain Kabeya, Maria Barli Djongo, Renaud Barret
Documentarists Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye profile them from the poverty- stricken streets of Kinshasa to European acclaim on the back of a debut album, and on tour in five- star European luxury.
An incredible, moving and powerful film.