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