Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

2020 documentary film

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

French	Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies

Directed by	Sammy Baloji David Nadeau-Bernatchez
Written by	Sammy Baloji
Produced by	Rosa Spaliviero
Cinematography	Kiripi Katembo Siku
Edited by	David Nadeau-Bernatchez
Production company	Twenty Nine Studio
Distributed by	Spira
Release date	November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) (IDFA)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Canada Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language	Lingala

Rumba Rules, New Genealogies (French: Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies) is a documentary film, directed by Sammy Baloji and David Nadeau-Bernatchez and released in 2020.^[1] A coproduction of companies from Canada, Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the film is a portrait of the music scene in Kinshasa, centred in particular on the Congolese rumba group Orchestre de Brigade Sarbati.^[2]

The film premiered in November 2020 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,^[3] and had its Canadian premiere in September 2021.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Prix Iris	2022	Best Documentary Film	David Nadeau-Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji, Kiripi Katembo Siku, Rosa Spaliviero	Nominated	^[5]
		Best Cinematography in a Documentary	David Nadeau-Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji, Kiripi Katembo Siku	Nominated
		Best Sound in a Documentary	Simon Gervais, Alexis Pilon-Gladu	Nominated

References

^ Philippe Renaud, "«Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies»: la loi de la rumba". Le Devoir, September 17, 2021.
^ "Le documentaire musical 'Rumba Rules, nouvelles généalogies'". Ici Radio-Canada Première, September 16, 2021.
^ "IDFA announces first competition films; Luminous, Frontlight, IDFA on Stage". Modern Times Review, October 21, 2020.
^ "RUMBA RULES, NOUVELLES GÉNÉALOGIES à l’affiche dès le 17 septembre 2021". CTVM, September 10, 2021.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.