The Rock Speaks (2025)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a rare earth mineral that is essential in the production of technologies. In this hybrid documentary, South African artists Francois Knoetze and Amy Louise Wilson, together with Congolese historian Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol, trace the trans-continental journey of this precious metal: from its violent extraction in the mines of DRC to its sale on global stock markets. The Rock Speaks weaves a complex contemplation on an urgent ecological crisis that is fuelled by obscene labour practices that our technological systems demand.
Directors: Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze.
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Joe-Yves Salankang Sa-Ngol as |
| Directing | Amy Louise Wilson | Director |
| Directing | Francois Knoetze | Director |
| Writing | Francois Knoetze | Writer |
| Writing | Amy Louise Wilson | Writer |
| Production | Amy Louise Wilson | Producer |
| Production | Francois Knoetze | Producer |
| Production | Anna Giralt Gris | Producer |
| Sound | Caydon van Eck | Sound Designer |
