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Following Koffi’s return to his birthplace after he has been ostracized by his family, Omen explores the weight of beliefs on one’s destiny through four characters accused of being witches and sorcerers, all of them intertwined and guiding each other into the phantasmagoria of Africa. Winner of the New Voice Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Baloji
Born in 1978 in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo) and based in Belgium, Baloji is an award-winning musician, filmmaker, a polymath artist, he’s working as art director, costume designer for fashion and other visual art forms. Baloji name meaning refers to occult and evil forces. This assignment has influenced his entire work as a heavy burden to bear and, at the same time, as a driver for a playful and empirical approach. Omen is his first feature film.
