Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Natacha Ikoli grew up in Paris, where she studied Cinema and Performing Art at L'Université de Saint-Denis. She then went to London South Bank University where she earned a B.A. in Media and Video Production. A video artist whose focus has been on documentary filmmaking and video installations, she's been based in Brooklyn since 2006. Natacha began her career in media as a video editor and producer at United Nation's Children's fund. During her 6 years at UNICEF she traveled to post-conflict and emergency countries including DRC, Haiti and Burundi, covering stories on food crisis, displacement, education, health and sanitation. Bana Congo Oyez! (2015) is her first feature as co-director and producer.

Source: Congo in Harlem 2015
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