Basic Info
Release: February 08, 2025
Runtime: 7 min
Status: Released
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The Rock Speaks - trailer | IFFR 2025 (YouTube)
The Rock Speaks
2025
7 min
Overview
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a rare earth mineral that is essential in the production of technologies. In this hybrid documentary, South African artists Francois Knoetze and Amy Louise Wilson, together with Congolese historian Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol, trace the trans-continental journey of this precious metal: from its violent extraction in the mines of DRC to its sale on global stock markets. The Rock Speaks weaves a complex contemplation on an urgent ecological crisis that is fuelled by obscene labour practices that our technological systems demand.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- South Africa
- Spain
Spoken Languages
- English en
- Swahili sw
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Cast
Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol
Crew
Amy Louise Wilson
Director
Francois Knoetze
Director
Francois Knoetze
Writer
Amy Louise Wilson
Writer
Amy Louise Wilson
Producer
Francois Knoetze
Producer
Anna Giralt Gris
Producer
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