Congo - We will win peace

Film Screening in English

For more than two decades, reports of violent conflict have emerged from eastern Congo. This region is rich in natural resources; minerals such as coltan are in high demand worldwide. Alarmed by reports of atrocities, child soldiers, and sexual violence, activists in the United States launched a large-scale campaign calling for a trade boycott. In 2010, President Obama issued an executive order obliging all publicly listed U.S. companies to refrain from processing raw materials from the conflict region.

In his film, Seth Chase explores the question of what impact the demands of the peace movement in the U.S. have had on the lives of miners in Congo. Do actions in industrialized nations really contribute to political change in distant countries, for the benefit of the people? Chase captures stories and images that shed light on the living and working conditions of miners and their families in remote mining regions.

USA / Democratic Republic of the Congo 2015, 

Directed by Seth Chase