About

Known credits:
8
Birthday:
1990-01-01
Place of birth:
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nelson Makengo

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
2024 Rising Up at Night Directing Director N/A
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2019 Up at Night Directing Director N/A
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2018 E'ville Directing Director N/A
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Théâtre urbain Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2019 Up at Night Writing Screenplay N/A
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Théâtre urbain Writing Writer N/A
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Camera
2020 Rumba Rules, New Genealogies Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2019 Up at Night Camera Director of Photography N/A
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