Nelson Makengo

Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1990
Birthplace: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nelson Makengo (1990, Kinshasa, DR Congo) is a photographer, filmmaker and producer. He is a graduate from The Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa and La Fémis in Paris. He has directed six short films which have been screened at the Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) and de Saint-Louis Documentary Film Festival (Senegal), among others. He was one of the 10 Congolese artists selected to participate in the 2017 Atelier Picha (Lubumbashi). In 2018, Makengo presented his film E’ville at the Lubumbashi Biennal and was artist-in-residence at Wiels Contemporary art centre (Belgium). Makengo’s film Up at Night had its UK Premiere at BFMAF 2020.

Filmography

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Rising Up at Night 2024
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Up at Night 2019
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
E'ville 2018
Director
Rumba Rules, New Genealogies 2020
Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Credits from TMDB.