The Afrolution Festival by Each One Teach One (EOTO)

If the weather is bad, the screening will take place indoors

19:45: Screening and talk – Akwaaba

Akwaaba (Trailer)
Aya Cissoko, France, 2025, 10 min.

Followed by a talk with Aya Cissoko and Tsitsi Dangarembga

Aya Cissoko presents the trailer for her debut documentary Akwaaba: From childhood, Aya fought to resist generational cycles of rage. To heal, she embarks on a spiritual and choreographic journey between visible and invisible worlds to reclaim her memories and tears. Akwaaba explores identity, memory, and reparation through an initiatory voyage tracing the African diaspora between New Orleans and Paris. (EOTO)

Aya Cissoko is a Malian-French political scientist, author, filmmaker, and former amateur boxing champion. A leading voice in France’s discourse on belonging, Akwaaba marks her first documentary.

Tsitsi Dangarembga is a novelist, playwright, filmmaker and Afrolution Festival patron.

20:30: Concert - Christian Kossakamvwe Mpongo & Band: Ebale ya congo, tokeka! Congolese Rumba – Soundtrack of Independence and Solidarity

Afrolution 2025 welcomes Kojack Kossakamvwe & Band, five musicians from DR Congo, to jam with Berlin-based Congolese diaspora artists. This outdoor experience pays homage to 1970s pan-African movements! Congolese Rumba, a hybrid of Cuban son, emerged in colonial Léopoldville (Kinshasa) as a soundtrack for political emancipation. Rumba was sonic resistance: As Patrice Lumumba fought for liberation, Kinshasa’s streets birthed a sound of cultural self-determination. From Ghana to Algeria, this music linked struggles, resonating with Afro-Caribbean and African American diasporas. Post-independence, it remained political: The Zaire 74 festival marked a historic moment of pan-African visibility. Today, in Kinshasa, Brussels, and Paris, Congolese Rumba fuses with Afrobeats, electronic music, and hip-hop to thrive anew. (EOTO)

Kojack Kossakamvwe is a Congolese guitarist and composer bridging traditional African rhythms with modern soundscapes. His innovative fusion of jazz, funk, and Rumba has cemented his role as a bridge between the continent and its diaspora.

22:00: 2 Films by Petna Ndaliko Katondolo: Kapita & Matata

Kapita
USA, 2020, 22 min. No dialogue

Matata
DR Congo, USA, NL, 2019, 37 min. No dialogue

While Kapita dissects colonial power dynamics by juxtaposing historical archives with contemporary imagery, critiquing narratives of land/resource extraction in Central Africa, Matata uses dance as its primary language. Rhythm, color, and movement transcend imposed representations of Africa, envisioning a liberated future. (EOTO)

Funded by the Berlin Senate and part of the Colonial Neighbours project