People no longer know what the medical assistants were : neither the belgians, who created this medical category during the colonisation of the congo ; nor the congolese who have let this portion of their history sink into oblivion. Tracing the steps of her grandfather - formerly a medical assistant, now a doctor - a congolese filmaker uses a family history to portray 37 years of independence.

Belgium, 1998

Réalisation/Director : Monique Mbeka Phoba
Scénario/Screeplay : Monique Mbeka Phoba
Photo/Cinematography : Michel Baudour
Montage/Editing : France Duez
Son/Sound : Richard Verthe
Musique/Music : Lokua Kanza, Joseph Kabasele & L'African Jazz, la Chorale Kiezila & l'Orchestre Golden Tcha - Tcho
Production/Producer : le Centre de l'Audiovisuel de Bruxelles
Durée/Running time : 54 min
Format : 16 mm
Documentaire/Documentary
Noir & blanc / Black & white