Kinshasa Now – an interactive VR film

Synopsis

Mika, 14 years old, is chased away from home and finds himself on the streets of Kinshasa.

As the story unfolds, you are invited to make choices — you decide what happens next.

The virtual reality film Kinshasa Now is an immersive 360° VR experience that places the viewer in the heart of Kinshasa’s streets, discovering the daily life of a street child.

Technical Sheet

Director: Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Cast: Mika Bangala, Vainqueur Kanga, David Lemba, Patrick Makambo, Chancelvie Kaponge

Director of Photography: Wim Forceville & Jimi Abidts

Interactive version: 65 minutes of footage with 40 possible story paths, lasting between 7 and 25 minutes each
Linear version: 21 minutes
Year: 2020

A Wajnbrosse production
In co-production with RG & Créatifs Associés (DRC), Wim Forceville (Wuwao Belgium)
With the support of the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Creative Europe Media, the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Wallimage Creative, and the Canada Media Fund, Belga Productions, Tax Shelter, UNICEF, Amnesty International, Trust Merchant Bank,
Fondation Jean-François Peterbroeck, Groupe Forrest International, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, and the Swiss Association of Friends of Dr. Janusz Korczak.

18 PRIX

Grand Prix – Satis – 360° Film Festival 2020 (Paris, France)

Best Virtual Reality and 360° – Crown Wood International Film Festival 2021 (Calcutta, Inde)

Best Virtual Reality and 360° – L’âge d’or International Arthouse Film Festival 2021 (Calcutta, Inde)

Gold Award – Virgin Spring Cinefest 2021 (Calcutta, Inde)

Best VR and 360 ° – The Druk International Film Festival 2021 (Paro, Bhutan)

Grand Prix – Tagore International Film Festival 2021(Bolpur, Inde)

Gold Award – World Film Carnival 2021 (Singapour)

Best VR – Sun of the East Award 2021

Best VR – Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival 2021 (Calcutta, Inde)

Best Virtual Reality – Buenos Aires International Film Festival – BUEIFF 2021 (Argentine)

Honorable mention – Realtime International Film Festival 2021 (Nigeria)

Best 360 degrees movie – Realtime International Film Festival 2021 (Nigeria)

Meilleur court métrage VR – Prix Spécial – Alpinale Short Film Festival 2021 (Autriche)

Meilleur court métrage VR – Festival Villa del Ciné 2021 (Bogota, Colombie)

Best Virtual Reality Film – One Earth Awards (Inde)

Award Winner – Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards (Inde)

Best Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video – Black Swan International Film Festival

Award de l’Innovation Numérique – Visit.brussels Awards 2023