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IDFA 2019’s Best Short Documentary winner is an illuminating account of Kinshasa residents’ collective acts of resistance.
In a Congolese community where electricity regularly runs out – and where gangs threaten violence and resources are extracted for use elsewhere in the continent – everyday citizens decide to take matters into their own hands. Employing an immersive, experimental visual style that heightens the already impactful footage of homes’ interiors, busy streets, local parties and heartfelt pleas, Up at Night is a dazzling testament to a people finding light in the darkness.
