11/06/2023
Thanks to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's arable land, we shouldn't be talking about the lack of foodstuffs, as Vice Primature, Ministère de l'Économie Nationale, RD Congo has done. The Congolese should be working on mastering the production flow, improving or industrializing several types of foodstuffs.
In the case of cassava, whose derivatives are a staple food for most Congolese, Marie-claire Yandju has been working for several years on detoxification, improved preservation techniques, processing and industrialization.
I present the work of this brilliant lady in my documentary short REINVENTING CASSAVA, produced by Big World Cinema for Al Jazeera English's AFRICA DIRECT.
You can watch this beautiful short film on these links:
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Dt8grrH7fWA&t=144s
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/africa-direct/2023/6/7/reinventing-cassava-in-dr-congo
Thanks to all the great and beautiful team who accompanied me: Moimi Wezam, Nelson Makengo, Junior Mozese, Raïssa Tshikandama, Steven Markovitz, Brian Tilley, Angele Diabang, Tamsin Ranger, Pandora Maphumulo, Stephen Abbott, Emily Bussac, Michael Botha, The Workroom, Nic Apostoli, Strangelove Studios
Thanks also to Madame Marie-Claire Yandju and Manitech Congo for their time, commitment, understanding, trust and patience.
The results and feedback are magnificent.
Zero Attitude Flix, Big World Cinema, Africa Direct, Aljazeera English
