Columbite Tantalite
Short film about resource exploitation in Congo and video games in England.
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Writer
Short film about resource exploitation in Congo and video games in England.
A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than boxing, this is an adult, brutal version of ‘Slaps’ – slaps that can break a man’s hand. Three years ago, James’ alcoholic father Michael left him and his mother, but promised he’d be back to make them proud – now, James believes the man in the mask is his father, returning as a hero, but things are not what they seem...
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.