Machini

Name: Machini
Uploaded: 2026-05-30T08:09:27.806Z
Duration: 10 min
Description: Machini (2019) is a critically acclaimed 10-minute Congolese stop-motion animated short film directed by Franck Mukunday and Tétshim. It uses raw materials like pebbles and metal to depict the environmental and health disasters caused by cobalt and lithium mining in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting the human cost of global industrial demand.

2019 | 10min | Animation | G

Synopsis

Machini (2019) is a critically acclaimed 10-minute Congolese stop-motion animated short film directed by Franck Mukunday and Tétshim. It uses raw materials like pebbles and metal to depict the environmental and health disasters caused by cobalt and lithium mining in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting the human cost of global industrial demand.