
Making Athena
2022

2015
Director
Theo Anthony
Runtime
13 minutes
Average Rating
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A day in the life of three street kids in the Eastern Congo. Featuring music by Dirty Beaches.
Overall Score
Good
Category Breakdown
The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The focus remains on the socio-economic survival of street children in the Eastern Congo.
The documentary maintains a neutral observational framework regarding gender. There is no specific evidence of characters subverting traditional gender hierarchies or exploring gendered power imbalances.
The narrative achieves high agency by centering entirely on Congolese subjects. This approach disrupts the conventional outsider gaze by prioritizing internal realities over Western perspectives.
The film critiques systemic failures and state structures through the lens of marginalized life. It prioritizes the lived truths of the Eastern Congo over idealized Western social orders.
Specific details regarding neurodivergence or physical disability are not explicitly provided. However, the environment suggests a narrative of physical resilience amidst significant environmental hazards.
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Score Reasoning
Theo Anthony’s documentary succeeds by centering Congolese subjects, effectively dismantling the Eurocentric gaze often found in Western media. By focusing on the internal realities of street children, the film grants agency to those living on the margins of society. While the film excels in racial and cultural authenticity, it lacks depth in identity-based representation. There is no clear evidence regarding LGBTQ+ narratives or specific explorations of gendered power dynamics within the group. Ultimately, the work is a powerful study of systemic struggle. It trades traditional identity politics for a raw, socio-economic examination of survival in a fractured environment.

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