Saturday, November 2, 2019
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St.
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https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=40835
French documentarian Emmanuel Gras creates a vivid picture of the charcoal industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, shown from the perspective of salesman Kabwita Kasongo. The 28-year-old Kasongo goes through the entire process of making his charcoal, from cutting down trees near his village to carrying his final product to a city, several days away, where he hopes to sell it. Gras shows both the Congo’s beautiful landscape and its rapidly shifting economy side by side. (2018, 96 min.) Co-sponsored by the Lewiston Public Library. FMI lballadu@bates.edu.