Empire of Dust

Empire of Dust
Empire of Dust
Directed by	Bram Van Paesschen
Produced by	Bart Van Langendonck
Cinematography	Emmanuel Gras
Edited by	Dieter Diependaele; Bram Van Paesschen;
Production; companies	Savage Productions; Eyeworks; Flanders Audiovisual Fund; Media Development Programme of the EU; Belgian Development Cooperation; RTBF; Beursschouwburg; Belgian Taxshelter for FIlm Financing;
Distributed by	Savage Film
Release date	2011;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Belgium
Languages	French; Mandarin; Swahili;

Empire of Dust is a 2011 documentary film directed by Bram Van Paesschen. The film documents the workers of China Railway Seventh Group (CREC-7), a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited (CREC), as they are contracted to construct a road between Kolwezi and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film follows two employees of CREC-7, head of logistics Lao Yang and interpreter Eddy, as they struggle to work with the locals due to their cultural differences.^[1]^[2]

Awards

The film won Best Belgian Documentary at the 7th edition DOCVILLE^[3].

References

^ Scott, Daniel James (December 4, 2011). "Director Bram Van Paesschen on Empire of Dust - Filmmaker Magazine".
^ "Empire of Dust, Bram van Paesschen (2011), 77 min. | African Studies Centre Leiden". ascleiden.nl.
^ https://www.docville.be/nl/overzicht-palmares-docville#2012

External links

Empire of Dust at IMDb

[1] Scott, Daniel James (December 4, 2011). "Director Bram Van Paesschen on Empire of Dust - Filmmaker Magazine".

[2] "Empire of Dust, Bram van Paesschen (2011), 77 min. | African Studies Centre Leiden". ascleiden.nl.

[3] ttps://www.docville.be/nl/overzicht-palmares-docville#2012

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