Baloji Tshiani

Directing

Baloji Tshiani

Born 1978-09-12 · Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Baloji (born 12 September 1978; Lubumbashi) is a Belgian rapper, hip hop artist and filmmaker of Congolese origin. Known as MC Balo in the hip hop group Starflam, he continued as solo artist starting 2004.

Acting credits

Bullhead poster
7.1

A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.

Bullhead

2011

Zombies poster
6.1

A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.

Zombies

2019

Binti poster
5.9

Binti is a 12-year-old girl of Congolese origin who dreams of becoming a famous vlogger like her idol Tatyana. But when the police raid her home and try to deport her and her father Jovial, they are forced to flee. Binti meets Elias and befriends her. While Binti helps Elias to vlog about his 'save-the-okapi-club', she hatches the perfect plan: her dad has to marry Elias’s mom, so they can stay in Belgium.

Binti

2019

No artwork available
NR

An experimental cross-over music film, connected to the conceptual music album EASY ALICE. Both creations reflect on sovereignty, isolation, seclusion, schizophrenia, gender balance and the desire for detachment. It researches the encounter between the world of Kafka, Alice in Wonderland, PJ Harvey, Eminem and Nietzsche. The movie script is based on diverse interviews with iconic figures as David Bowie, Paolo Pasolini, Donald Trump, Prince, Grace Jones, Leonard Cohen and Roy Cohn.

I Can't Go Back to Yesterday

2020

Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit poster
6.0

The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit

2018

How Camels Become Lions poster
NR

A depiction of the urge for freedom. Through 4 episodes we see 4 family members in a moment when they are tired of being a camel, as a beast of burden. They realise their tasks are meaningless and find themselves in a spiritual desert. The camel wants to become a lion. A spirit that fights against the false values in order to find his own place, his own freedom. Vincent, Renée, Alice and Robin are searching for the strength to undergo this transformation.

How Camels Become Lions

2017

Behind the camera

Omen poster
5.7

After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.

Omen

2023

Omen poster
5.7

After spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.

Omen

2023

Zombies poster
6.1

A journey between hope and dystopia in a hallucinated Kinshasa, from the culture of the hair salon to futuristic solitary clubbing, from an urban parade to a dictator's sense of glory to a modern western in the style of Takeshi Kitano.

Zombies

2019

Never Look at the Sun poster
NR

Ancestral patterns combined with modern prejudices and stigma explain skin bleaching.

Never Look at the Sun

2024

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mulatresse Solitude

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mulatresse Solitude

Kaniama Show poster
4.0

Kaniama Show is a satire of national TV in an African country, spreading its propaganda of soft power between complaisant interviews and musical interludes.

Kaniama Show

2018

Kaniama Show poster
4.0

Kaniama Show is a satire of national TV in an African country, spreading its propaganda of soft power between complaisant interviews and musical interludes.

Kaniama Show

2018

Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit poster
6.0

The Congolese-Belgian artist Baloji looks at Congolese pygmy wedding traditions.

Peau de Chagrin/Bleu de Nuit

2018

Augure: Infinite Trolling poster
NR

INFINITE TROLLING toys with the infinite scroll that fuels social media – and this erratic stream of content as a path to desensitization. Oscillating between narratives, the film moves through a series of disjointed yet intertwined vignettes, finding a disquieting sense of the surreal in the art of assemblage.

Augure: Infinite Trolling

2024

Augure: Infinite Trolling poster
NR

INFINITE TROLLING toys with the infinite scroll that fuels social media – and this erratic stream of content as a path to desensitization. Oscillating between narratives, the film moves through a series of disjointed yet intertwined vignettes, finding a disquieting sense of the surreal in the art of assemblage.

Augure: Infinite Trolling

2024