A Second Family
Republic of the Congo / Color / 8' / 2019 9+
Goma, DR Congo. Amina’s mother couldn’t afford a “normal” school for her only daughter. She took her to a school for deaf children even though Amina could hear perfectly well. That day Amina’s life changed. Amina learned the sign language and a few years later, in 2018, she started to coach Goma’s first basketball team of deaf people. They train every day. Very hard. And they dream big. One day they wish to participate in international competitions. For Amina and her team basketball is an escape route – and a second family.
Ramon Sanchez Orense, Susanne Maria Krauss
He is a Spanish freelance filmmaker, photographer and scriptwriter. Since 2009 he lived and worked in Morocco, Cambodia, DR Congo and Rwanda, mainly working with non-profits and international organizations to share their stories through videos and photos.
She is a German freelance journalist and filmmaker who has produced and directed several documentary films. Before she moved to Rwanda in 2016, she worked for the German public television.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Ramon Sanchez Orense, Susanne Maria Krauss
- Screenplay: Susanne Maria Krauss
- Cinematography: Ramón Sánchez Orense
- Editing: Ramon Sanchez Orense
- Sound Design: Matthias “Jim” Guenther
- producer:: Susanne Maria Krauss
- original language: French
Filmography
- Gorillasunter Stress: Lebensraum am Limit (2020)
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