Poised between documentary and fiction, "Kinshasa Kids" benefits greatly from both; its open approach to its non-pro Congolese actors never seems scripted, and its clear narrative throughline never ...

“The white man’s filming!” a cop complains early in Kinshasa Kids, sharking toward the camera as the vibrant tumult of the Congo’s largest city convulses undisturbed around him. The camera stays on as ...

Marc-Henri Wajnberg blends fiction with documentary in Congo quasi-musical. By THR Staff NEW YORK — Gripping in its depiction of the plight of “shegué” children in Kinshasa, who live on the streets by ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

A leisurely (if lengthy) trip from Telluride to Toronto on Tuesday, intending to get me to the Toronto International Film Festival more than a full day in advance of its Thursday, September 6 opening, ...

Congolese street kids form a band after they are kicked out of their homes for being "witch children." With the help of an eccentric former musician named Bebson, the youths are soon creating vibrant ...

04/09/2012 - Marc-Henri Wajnberg delivers a musical ad-lib set to the frantic beat of the Congolese capital’s street children. A success. About 25,000 children live in the streets of the capital of ...