Annette Kouamba Matondo is a

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

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ger from the

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. She is editor of ''La Nouvelle République,'' a newspaper based in

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. Her first film, ''On n'oublie pas, on pardonne,'' commemorates the disappearance of 353 refugees in 1999 from the port in Brazzaville. In it the actress Sylvie Dyclos-Pomos writes a play based on the event. The title uses a phrase associated with

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. The film was described by film-maker Beti Ellerson as "cathartic". Her second film, ''De quoi avons-nous peur?'' raises awareness of censorship and self-censorship in journalism. In a third film, ''Au-delà de la souffrance,'' she draws attention to the explosion on 4 March 2012 at an ammunition depot in Mpila.

Filmography

* ''On n'oublie pas, on pardonne'' (2010) * ''De quoi avons-nous peur'' ? (2010) * ''Au-delà de la souffrance'' (2012)''''

Awards

* Best Documentary: ''De quoi avons-nous peur'' ? - Tazama Festival Festival (2010) * Audience Award: ''On n'oublie pas, on pardonne'' - Festival Ciné Sud de Cozes (2011)

References

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