hold on to her
synopsis: In 2018, two year-old Mawda Shawri, daughter of Phrast and Shamden and sister to Hama, was shot dead by a Belgian police officer during a car chase on a central highway. In 2023, over 40 people, both undocumented and documented resident activists, assembled before the camera at La Voix des sans papiers in Brussels to stage a collective hearing of documents from and reactions to Mawda’s case. Together they produce the counter-forensic evidence of this deadly Channel crossing.
credits:
Written and directed by Robin Vanbesien
Produced by Visual Antics & Timely Productions
Co-cinematography robin vanbesien
Aerial cinematography Stanislav dobak
Official selections:
Berlinale 2024 ‘Forum expanded’
