Baloji Tshiani

INFINITE TROLLING toys with the infinite scroll that fuels social media – and this erratic stream of content as a path to desensitization. Oscillating between narratives, the film moves through a series of disjointed yet intertwined vignettes, finding a disquieting sense of the surreal in the art of assemblage.

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Ancestral patterns combined with modern prejudices and stigma explain skin bleaching.

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After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.

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A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.

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Kaniama Show is a satire of national TV in an African country, spreading its propaganda of soft power between complaisant interviews and musical interludes.

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The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

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An experimental cross-over music film, connected to the conceptual music album EASY ALICE. Both creations reflect on sovereignty, isolation, seclusion, schizophrenia, gender balance and the desire for detachment. It researches the encounter between the world of Kafka, Alice in Wonderland, PJ Harvey, Eminem and Nietzsche. The movie script is based on diverse interviews with iconic figures as David Bowie, Paolo Pasolini, Donald Trump, Prince, Grace Jones, Leonard Cohen and Roy Cohn.

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A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.

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Binti is a 12-year-old girl of Congolese origin who dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home and try to deport her and her father Jovial, they are forced to flee. Binti meets Elias and befriends her. While Binti helps Elias to vlog about his 'save-the-okapi-club', she hatches the perfect plan: her dad has to marry Elias’s mom, so they can stay in Belgium.

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The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

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A depiction of the urge for freedom. Through 4 episodes we see 4 family members in a moment when they are tired of being a camel, as a beast of burden. They realise their tasks are meaningless and find themselves in a spiritual desert. The camel wants to become a lion. A spirit that fights against the false values in order to find his own place, his own freedom. Vincent, Renée, Alice and Robin are searching for the strength to undergo this transformation.

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Musicians give an exclusive look into their personal record collection and reveal their most crucial influences.

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INFINITE TROLLING toys with the infinite scroll that fuels social media – and this erratic stream of content as a path to desensitization. Oscillating between narratives, the film moves through a series of disjointed yet intertwined vignettes, finding a disquieting sense of the surreal in the art of assemblage.

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After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.

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Kaniama Show is a satire of national TV in an African country, spreading its propaganda of soft power between complaisant interviews and musical interludes.

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