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The Congo History Collection

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The Congo History Collection includes the following titles:

Berlin 1885: The Division of Africa - imageBerlin 1885: The Division of Africa

The story of the first international conference on Africa, which established its division amongst the European powers, and created Congo as a personal possession of the Belgian king.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 84 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult
Black Africa White Marble - imageBlack Africa White Marble

Through the conflict over raising a monument to honor the Italian explorer Petro di Brazza, BLACK AFRICA WHITE MARBLE shines a harsh light on central Africa's colonial past and troubled present.

Icarus Films | 2010 | 86 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Matamata and Pilipili - imageMatamata and Pilipili

Reclaims an important episode in the history of Congolese popular culture, the Matamata and Pilipili series of colonial-era film comedies, while exploring the complex terrain of colonial relationships and media representations.

Icarus Films | 1996 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 1 - imageMobutu, King of Zaire - Part 1

Part one of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 51 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 2 - imageMobutu, King of Zaire - Part 2

Part two of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 51 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Mobutu, King of Zaire - Part 3 - imageMobutu, King of Zaire - Part 3

Part three of the definitive history and visual record of the rise and fall of Joseph Désiré Mobutu, ruler of Zaire (the Congo) for over 30 years.

Icarus Films | 2000 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Travels in the Congo (Voyage au Congo) - imageTravels in the Congo (Voyage au Congo)

This newly restored landmark of documentary film presents a largely observational record of colonial French Equatorial Africa in the 1920s.

Icarus Films | 1927 | 117 minutes

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