DONKA, RADIOSCOPY OF AN AFRICAN HOSPITAL
By Thierry Michel
Synopsis
This film will show the radioscopy of an African hospital and present a coverage of the functions and dysfunction’s associated with the hospital which specific culture is resulting from one century of colonisation and 25 years of independence.
Thierry Michel is actually making his locations in a variety of countries: Angola, Senegal, Ivory Coaust, and Guinea. After that, he will chose one specific hospital and concentrate on this one to understand all of the aspects of the life. He then will choose some characters representatif of the social, human and political dimensions of the hospital dailing life.
A coproduction Les Films de la Passerelle, Zeaux Productions, Médecins Sans Frontières, Image Création, RTBF, CBA. With the participation of Canal+, la BRTN. With the support of Communauté Française de Belgique, la Commission Européenne, l'AGCD. With the collaboration of l'ONACIG, DOCUMENTARY, le CNC, la PROCIREP, le Ministère de la Coopération et du Développement.
Technical sheet
Year : 1996
Duration: 85' & 59'
Language: French
Screenplay & Direction: Thierry Michel
Cinematography: Luc Frisson
Sound: Pierre Mertens
Editing: Marine Deleu
Music: Marc Herouet
Producers:
Christine Pireaux - Les Films de la Passerelle
Leon Desclozeaux
Martine Barbe
Christiane Philippe
Stills
Festival Selections (30)
View of the Docs - Marseille
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
International Festival of Ethnographic Film
Namur International French-Speaking Festival
Contemporary African Diaspora Film Festival - New York 12/96
Amascaltura International Cinema Meetings
Carthage Cinematographic Days
Malaga Unicaja Film Festival
Traces of Life - Vic le Comte
Black Movie - Geneva
Fespaco
Freiburger Film Forum
Film Festival & Human Rights - Erstein Strasbourg
Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival Toronto
Milano Festival Cinema Africano
San Francisco Film Festival
Views of Africa Montreal
INPUT 97
International Documentarfilmfestival - Munchen
Media North/South Geneva
African Film Festival
Forum Cannes Festival - Cannes
Filmobidos - Obidos
Film Forum - Freiburg
RECIDAK - Dakar
IDA Los Angeles
THE NEW YORK FESTIVALS
Neighbors 98" Tel Aviv
Health Film Festival – Aurillac
International Medical Film Festival
Awards (6)
★ Prize for Best European Documentary Producer - View of the Marseille Docs
★ Golden Spire Winner - Golden Gate Awards
★ Prize for Best International Documentary & Best Film of the Festival Award - Toronto International Documentary Festival Hot Docs
★ IDA Award in the feature documentary category - Festival International Documentary Association of Los Angeles
★ Jury Prize & Grand Prize of the Festival - International Health Film Festival in Aurillac
★ Prize for Best Health Education Film - International Festival of
Medical and health film from Liège