Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

2023Directed by Jean-Michel Kibuski

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Released: April 24, 2023
Runtime: 1h 30m

About Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality

Documentary

Synopsis

1933, North-East Congo: The Belgian colonial authorities accuse a group of men of being Aniotos, men who kill like the leopard. There is no visual documentation of the hearings, and the Congolese animator Kibushi re-imagines the events through animations, re-enactments, and interviews, challenging Western depictions of the leopard men as a ‘Savage Other’ and the colonisers’ understanding of socio-political order and justice.

Director: Jean-Michel Kibuski
Writer: Thethe Diamonika
Original title: Procès Mbako, Anioto Homme Léopard Mythe et Réalité

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Jean-Michel KibuskiNarrator

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