GREEN DOX
The Tree of Authenticity
L'Arbre de l'Authenticité
Director
Sammy Baloji
Producer
Rosa Spaliviero
Cinematographer
Franck Moka
Editor
Luca Mattei
Sound
Chris Watson
Laszlo Umbreit
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Twenty Nine Studio & Production
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2025
Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo
89 min
Color
In the heart of the Congo rainforest, the remains of a research centre dedicated to tropical agriculture reveal the burden of the colonial past and its inextricable links to contemporary climate change. The film recounts the stigma of ecological destruction that began at the time of colonisation through the voices of two emblematic scientists who worked at Yangambi INERA Research Station between 1910 and 1950: Paul Panda Farnana and Abiron Beirnaert.
The artist Sammy Baloji lives and works between Lubumbashi and Brussels. Since 2005, he has been exploring the memory and history of the DRC. His work is an investigation into the cultural, architectural and industrial heritage of the Katanga region, as well as the impact of Belgian colonisation.
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