Zeka Laplaine

Biography

Zeka Laplaine is a director and actor born in 1960 to a Portuguese father and Congolese mother from Ilebo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He moved to Europe at 18 and has since directed and acted in notable films, including his critically acclaimed short film "Le Clandestin", which explores African emigration and the European dream. Laplaine's work has been recognized internationally, including a screening at the Uganda Amakula International Film Festival.