Nelson Makengo
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Nelson Makengo
Directing·Jan 1, 1990·Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nelson Makengo (1990, Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a photographer, filmmaker and producer. He is a graduate from The Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa and La Fémis in Paris. He has directed six short films which have been screened at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) and de Saint-Louis Documentary Film Festival (Senegal), among others. He was one of the 10 Congolese artists selected to participate in the 2017 Atelier Picha (Lubumbashi). In 2018, Makengo presented his film E’ville at the Lubumbashi Biennal and was artist-in-residence at Wiels Contemporary art centre (Belgium). Makengo’s film Up at Night had its UK Premiere at BFMAF 2020.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Rising Up at Night2024 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography | Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography |
 Rumba Rules, New Genealogies2020 · Director of Photography | Director of Photography |
 Up at Night2019 · Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay | Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay |
 E'ville2018 · Director | Director |
 Théâtre urbainDirector, Writer | Director, Writer |