Félicité (Alain Gomis)

Félicité is a nightclub singer in a little bar in Kinshasa. When her son Samo is severely injures himself in a motorcycle accident, Félicité must find a way to raise the money to pay for an operation or allow her son’s leg to be amputated. Alive with the diverse sounds of various Kinshasa musicians, Félicité is a shifting, complex portrait of the struggles, joys, and imagination of a modern-day heroine—and by extension, of the city she lives in. The film will be introduced by Patricia-Pia Célérier (FFS) and Ashley Fent (Earth Science and Geography) will lead a post-screening discussion.