Juju Factory
New York African Film Festival 2025
May 7 - 13, 2025
Congolese history and Belgium’s ghosts intertwine with the story of a writer in Brussels who is inspired by his vision of complex and tormented souls that he meets at all proverbial and literal crossings.
Q&A with Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
Kongo lives in the Matonge district of Brussels, where he is writing a book. His editor wants a kind of traveler’s book spiced with ethnic ingredients. However, Kongo is inspired by his vision of complex and tormented souls that he meets at all proverbial and literal crossings. His story, and Juju Factory’s narrative, follow invisible trajectories intertwined with Congolese history and Belgium’s ghosts.
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