Mulika
a short film by Maisha Maene
2022
An ‘afronaut’ emerges from the wreckage of his spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below, encountering the people of present-day Goma, he begins to understand what he must do to change the future for his people.
Director: Maisha Maene
Producer/ Editor: Leo Nelki
Cast: Sefu Weber-kal, Faustin Biyoga, Ibrahim Twaha, Sarah Bahati
Original Score: Don Zilla, Jack Moran
Music (Club Scene): Eza Makambo by Rey Sapienz and the Congo Techno Ensemble
Director of Photography: TD Jack Muhindo
2nd Camera: Eli Maene
Assistant DOP: Justin Kasereka
Drone Operator: Chris Horsley
2nd Drone Operator: Michel Lunanga
Costume Designer: Isaac Bahati
Sound Recordist: Tavis Kakule Muhesi
Voiceover Text: Koko Kabamba
Translation: Eliora Henzler
Colourist: Valerio Morini
Thanks: Robert Levy, Terry Duffy, Max Nelki Gopfert, Bazirake Maene Pascal, Denise Ngende, Chris Horsley, Nyege Nyege Tapes, BBOXX DRC, Uhuru Film Company, Bomoyi Art Center, Lac Kivu Lodge
In partnership with: Trust Merchant Bank, DRC Supported by: Terry Duffy Art Foundation, BADA Projects
Filmed on location in Goma, DRC