Mundand'a kisansi (À la poursuite du piano à pouce)

Portraying a mythical figure of Congolese music, whose tune “Qu’est ce que c’est” (what is it?) is still sung by the inhabitants of the two closest cities in the world. Portraying at the same time a historical music instrument, named kisansi or sanza. This results in telling about tradition transmitted by the elder to the young. A young man, Mue M’Puati, is on his way towards wisdom and mastering the craft of a Central African griot like Mundanda, whose memories of childhood, recalled in his father’s house, represent a link to this specific music. The film is the true account of the inner and outer evolution of a young man who has been learning this art, along with the knowledge of the ancestors from Kongo dia Ntotéla (United Empire of Kongo or Kingdom of Kongo, founded around 600 AD).