2025 | South Africa | Short

The Rock Speaks (Mwamba unaongea)

  • English, Swahili - 7 mins
  • Director | Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze
  • Writer | Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze
  • Producer | Jorge Caballero, Anna Giralt Gris, Gustavo Leon, Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze

STATUS: Completed

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South African artists Francois Knoetze and Amy Louise Wilson, together with Congolese historian Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol, trace the trans-continental journey of cobalt: from its violent extraction in the mines of Democratic Republic of Congo to its sale on global stock markets .

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