Tantalum
Matthias De Groof, Matthias C.J. De Groof • Belgium, Congo, Brazil • 2025 • 16 min.
A chunk of tantalum - commonly known as coltan, mined in eastern Congo - travels in military materials to a Ghanaian dumpsite, and finally to space. Along the way we discover the connections to mythology, children, technology and colonisation in a critical reflection on political and economic systems.
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Contact information
Matthias De Groof
matthias.degroof@uantwerpen.be
Belgium
Credits
Director
Matthias De Groof, Matthias C.J. De Groof
Producer
Daniel de Valck, Petna Ndaliko Katondolo
Camera
Dries Vanderaerden, Jobson Katondolo
Editing
Joost Prins
Music
Thomas Walravens
