Colette et Justine

VO: Lingala, French. 
ST: English 

 

Determined to understand the colonial legacy from which he comes, Kassanda convinces his grandparents, Colette and Justin, to sit for a series of interviews. Together, they watch old news footage, remember a visit from the Belgian king, and recall what life was like as part of the nascent Black bourgeoisie who served the colonial administration.

The film begins with a man’s search to understand himself and his roots. But ultimately it is an evocative, poetic and thoughtful meditation on the intersection of political and family history, and the multi-generational destructive reach of colonialism.