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OMEN
AUGURE
BALOJI
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OMEN
AUGURE
BALOJI
Country
BELGIUM | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
language
FRENCH | SWAHILI | LINGALA | ENGLISH
2023 year
90 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 10:40 AM/ Audi 5 PVR INOX ORION MALL
04.03.2024 / 02:50 PM/ Audi 6 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Following Koffi’s return to his birthplace after he has been ostracized by his family, ‘Omen’ explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them intertwined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Benoit Roland
Screenplay: Baloji, Thomas Van Zuylen
Director of Photography: Joaquim Philippe
Editor: Bruno Tracq, Bertrand Conard
Music: Liesa Van der Aa
Sound: Jan Deca, Erik Griekspoor, Danny Van Spreuwel
Cast: Marc Zinga, Eliane Umuhire, Lucie Debay, Yves-Marina Gnahoua
Awards - Winner: Cannes FF (Un Certain Regard - New Voice Prize), Munich FF (Cine Rebels Award), Durban IFF (Best African Feature Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: 96th Academy Awards (Belgium's official entry for Best International Feature at the Oscars 2024), Cannes FF (Golden Camera), Athens IFF (Golden Athena), Philadelphia FF (Best Feature)
Director's Biography
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BALOJI

Baloji was born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, Congo, and is based in Belgium, Baloji (not to be confused with the photographer Sammy Baloji) is an award-winning musician, filmmaker, a polymath artist, he’s working as an art director, costume designer for fashion and other visual art forms. Baloji released his first feature film AUGURE / OMEN (Cannes official selection 2023) accompanied by a four-part soundtrack where each record is written from the point of view of the main characters. The project is also accompanied by a traveling exhibition project featuring the costume designs and photos of the project.