Nelson Makengo
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1990 (age 36) · 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.
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2024Rising Up at Night Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 2020Rumba Rules, New Genealogies Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- 2019Up at Night Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 2018E'ville Director
- TBAThéâtre urbain Director, Writer