Le dernier des Babingas

Congo

1990

20 Min

Color

French

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DIR David-Pierre Fila

Synopsis

In the equatorial forest of Congo Brazzaville and the Central African Republic pygmies live. Over-exploitation and waste of resources have had a significant impact on the lives of Pygmies. The story is based on Mangala an old and wise voice of these disappearing people. — TV5 Monde

Director

David-Pierre Fila

David Pierre Fila was born in 1954 in Brazzaville. He studied at the University Institute of Technology (Bordeaux), and then became a
PhD student in Anthropology at the EHESS. He then travelled to Russia training as a camera operator.

In 1995, David Pierre Fila produced his first feature film, Matanga. He was production manager on Mamy Wata (1989-90) by Moustapha Diop, then assistant director of the feature film, Finzan (1988-89) by Check Oumar Sissoko, and the short films by Henry Mrozowski, Un Grand Quelqu’un and Le Retour. He has worked for television and has directed several short films (le Dernier des Babingas, 1991; Matanga, 1997. —Filmbirth