Kinshasa Symphony

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the third largest city in Africa. Almost ten million people live here and they number among the poorest inhabitants on this planet. Kinshasa is the home of Central Africa’s one and only symphony orchestra – L’Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste. This is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Cinematography: Martin Baer
Editing: Peter Klum
Sound: Pascal Capitolin
Music: Jan Tilman Schade
Production: Sounding Images, Germany T. +49 30 4435 9560 F. +49 30 4435 9561 info@sounding-images.de www.sounding-images.de
Producers: Stefan Pannen, Holger Preusse
Narration: Claus Wischmann
Format: HDCam Color
Production Country: Germany
Production Year: 2010
Duration: 95
Contact: CMajor Entertainment, Germany Elmar Kruse Τ. +49 30 3030 6464 e.kruse@cmajor-entertainment.com www.cmajor-entertainment.com

Claus Wischmann

Filmography

(selected)
2000 Koopman in Freiberg
2000 300 Years of People and Pianos
2006 Boundless Play – Boris Berezovsky
2008 The Art of Belcanto – Edita Gruberova
2010 Kinshasa Symphony (co-direction: Martin Baer)

Martin Baer

Filmography

(selected)
1990 Rudolph Marcks and the Kreuzberger Salon-Orchester
1992 Dance with the Dead
1999 Free Africa!
2004 White Ghosts – The Colonial War Against the Herero
2010 Kinshasa Symphony (co-direction: Claus Wischmann)