North American Premiere
Travelling from Kinshasa to Frankfurt, filmmakers Paul Shemisi and Nizar Saleh find themselves unjustly relegated to airport purgatory.
Special Mention of the International Jury, Oberhausen 2022
Paul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh
Belgium/DR Congo
2022
In French with English subtitles
Featured in:
MODES 1
Visions of dark impulses are given the spotlight and invite an opportunity to reflect on the personal in relation to the political. From Congo to China, and the Philippines to Poland, the end is nigh.
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Credits
Cinematography
Hammad Shahid, Qabas Marwan
Editor
Rob Jacobs, Anne Reijniers
Director
Collectif Faire-part (Paul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh, Anne Reijniers, Rob Jacobs)
Collectif Faire-part is an ensemble of young Belgian and Congolese filmmakers that have been collaborating since 2015. They make documentaries and organize events that deal primarily with questions of decolonization and the many complex relations between Brussels and Kinshasa. Their work has been shown at film festivals and expositions around the world, such as Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Congo International Film Festival, Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival.