Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies
FrenchRumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies
Directed bySammy Baloji
David Nadeau-Bernatchez
Written bySammy Baloji
Produced byRosa Spaliviero
CinematographyKiripi Katembo Siku
Edited byDavid Nadeau-Bernatchez
Production
company
Twenty Nine Studio
Distributed bySpira
Release date
  • November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (IDFA)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesCanada
Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo
LanguageLingala

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies (French: Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies) is a documentary film, directed by Sammy Baloji and David Nadeau-Bernatchez and released in 2020.[1] A coproduction of companies from Canada, Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the film is a portrait of the music scene in Kinshasa, centred in particular on the Congolese rumba group Orchestre de Brigade Sarbati.[2]

The film premiered in November 2020 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,[3] and had its Canadian premiere in September 2021.[4]

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris 2022 Best Documentary Film David Nadeau-Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji, Kiripi Katembo Siku, Rosa Spaliviero Nominated [5]
Best Cinematography in a Documentary David Nadeau-Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji, Kiripi Katembo Siku Nominated
Best Sound in a Documentary Simon Gervais, Alexis Pilon-Gladu Nominated

References

  1. ^ Philippe Renaud, "«Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies»: la loi de la rumba". Le Devoir, September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Le documentaire musical 'Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies'". Ici Radio-Canada Première, September 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "IDFA announces first competition films; Luminous, Frontlight, IDFA on Stage". Modern Times Review, October 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "RUMBA RULES, NOUVELLES GÉNÉALOGIES à l’affiche dès le 17 septembre 2021". CTVM, September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
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