Machérie Ekwa Bahango

Machérie Ekwa Bahango (born 1993) be a filmmaker wey komot de Democratic Republic of the Congo. Na ein first feature film Maki’la premier for de Berlinale 2018. Na ein movie Sema advocate give women's rights den thematise de issue of sexual violence. E win an award as "Best International Film" for de DC Independent Film Festival 2020 insyd Washington.

 Life 
Na dem born Machérie Ekwa Bahango insyd Kisangani. After school she go university wey she receive a degree in law for de Protestant University in the Congo. As a student she participate insyd workshops for screenplay den film production.

 Career 
Insyd 2014 na Congolese film production company Labson Bizizi Ciné-Kongo hire Machérie Ekwa Bahango as a production manager den as an interviewer.

Insyd 2016 na she be a screenwriter give de French language TV series Ndakisa. Produce by de NGO Search for Common Ground, na dem air Ndakisa for Congolese national television top.

Insyd 2017 na she translate give Alain Gomis ein script give ein 2017 film Félicité into ein native language Lingala .

Insyd 2017 na dem sanso invite am to de Cannes Film Festival for a round table under de helm of de OIF den de Institut Français. For de end of 2017 she receive invitations from de Berlin International Film Festival for de Berlinale Talents.

Na ein first feature film Mak’ila be about an orphan dem force make she fend for einself for de streets of Kinshasa. Na ebe stall insyd post-production secof lack of funds til Alain Modot, of de International Distribution of Films and Fiction from Africa (DIFFA), gain backing from Orange Studio insyd Paris. Mak’ila win am de Golden Screen award for de 2018 Ecrans Noirs film festival.Patricia Ngo Ngouem, Qui est Machérie Ekwa Bahango, l'Ecran d'Or 2018?, Ici Cameroun, 23 July 2018.

 Filmography 
TitleYearFilm producerWriterDirectorNotesMaki'la2018NoYesYesBahango meet plus street kiddies of Kinshasa wey she base de script for wat dem tell am about dema lives  Zaïria"Zairia" (PDF). Cinéfondation. Retrieved April 9, 2022.2019NoYesYesDem dedicate to de victims of wars in Africa. Unfinished.Sema (Speak out)2020NoNoYesBahango direct real survivors of sexual violence wey re-enact dema fates as dem naa dem wrep dem downBoyoma2022NoYesYesdocumentary film insyd development

 References 

 External links 

 Machérie Ekwa Bahango at IMDb

Category:1993 births
Category:Human
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo people
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo film directors
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo screenwriters
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo women writers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo women's rights activists
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
Category:People wey komot Kisangani
Category:Protestant University in the Congo alumni