Jean-Michel Kibuski

Jean-Michel Kibuski Trailers

Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality Trailer

Jean-Michel Kibushi (Kibushi Ndjate Wooto), is a Congolese stop-motion animator. He is the pioneer of African animation, and widely considered to be the first Congolese animator.

Most Popular Jean-Michel Kibuski Trailers

Total trailers found: 7

Muana Mboka Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

This film presents a devastating portrait of a society rife with corruption, as experienced by a young boy in Kinshasa trying to survive.

Roger Jamar and the Palavers of Mboloko Trailer (2015)

15 September 2015

A short documentary about Roger Jamar, the pioneer of African animated film, made by renowned Congolese animator Jean-Michel Kibushi who also oversaw the restoration of Jamar's original 16mm prints.

The Toad Who Visits His In-Laws Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Rooted in the oral tale recounted by the Tetela in Sankuru, Democratic Republic of Congo, this story explains how it came to be that the Fox ate the Chicken, the Chicken ate the Termite, the Termite ate the Stick and the Stick ate the Toad, when the Toad arrives at his in-laws’ home and is served a meal with a single spoon, sparking off a terrible row!

Prince Loseno Trailer (2005)

31 May 2005

This short film utilizes intricate clay animation to tell of King Ngolo, who is without a male heir. Jealousies among his three wives and with his first love — now the court witch doctor — thwart birth of a successor.

Mbako Anioto Trial, Leopard Man, Myth and Reality Trailer (2023)

24 April 2023

1933, North-East Congo: The Belgian colonial authorities accuse a group of men of being Aniotos, men who kill like the leopard.

Black September in Kinshasa Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

An animated documentary about children's drawings from the military pillaging that hit their community in September 1991.

Toad Visits His In-Laws 2: The White Orange Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

With the help of the sun, the sage of sages and swallow, Ms. Toad manages to find the famous white orange that gives life to her husband and his comrades.