Film
The Rock Speaks
2025 · 7m · Documentary
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Overview
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a rare earth mineral that is essential in the production of technologies. In this hybrid documentary, South African artists Francois Knoetze and Amy Louise Wilson, together with Congolese historian Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol, trace the trans-continental journey of this precious metal: from its violent extraction in the mines of DRC to its sale on global stock markets. The Rock Speaks weaves a complex contemplation on an urgent ecological crisis that is fuelled by obscene labour practices that our technological systems demand.
Cast
Crew
- Amy Louise WilsonDirector · Writer · Producer
- Francois KnoetzeDirector · Writer · Producer
- Anna Giralt GrisProducer
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 8, 2025
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swahili
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Documentary
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