Films by Elias Mierbeth

Germany, Ghana 2021, 71 min
by Elias Mierbeth, Michael Herzog

ZONGO tells the story of Clement waking up in prison after an attempted suicide in the streets of Ghana. It is the journey of his path from poverty and hopelessness towards creating opportunities for societal progress of the rural youth in the region. In the tradition of campfire storytelling, Clement opens a mysterious world of tribes, black magic and his life philosophy. He takes us into an African story, directed by the people’s spirit and the continent itself. Images and sound unobtrusively