Shooting Stars 2023

Biography

Joely Mbundu hails from Villeneuve-St-Georges, France and attended school in Flanders, Belgium. She has been involved in various forms of dance - including classic, hip hop and jazz - for many years. Mbundu began her acting career with a bang, in the critically acclaimed role of Lokita in the most recent film by the Dardenne brothers, TORI AND LOKITA. The film premiered in Competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and went on to win a special prize in honour of Cannes’ 75th Anniversary. From there, it has garnered awards at the Jerusalem Film Festival, San Sebastián Film Festival and the Seville European Film Festival, where it was honoured with the Grand Audience Award.