Catalog
A L’usage Des Vivants
In 1998, Semira Adamu, a 20 year-old, so-called “illegal”, Nigerian immigrant on Belgian soil, was smothered to death by a police cushion as they attempted to evict her. 20 years later, in a combined female war cry, two women tell her story.
Through their tales, they highlight the reality of detention centers intended for migrant people, the conditions of such imprisonment, the suffering of detainees, the abuse of guards and policemen.
Country/ Language
Belgium/ French
Duration
26:46 minutes
Director & Editor
Pauline Fonsny
Writers
Pauline Fonsny, Maia Chauvrier, Semira Adami
Producers
Alice Lemaire
Production Company
Contre-Ciels, Atelier Cinéma
Director of Photography
Pierre de Wurstemberger, Lou Vernin, Pauline Fonsny
Awards
Official Selection-
'9th Delhi Shorts International Film Fest-20'