Edition: First Cut Lab Belgium 2024
Those Who Watch Over
Belgium, France, Qatar
Production company: Dérives
World Premiere: El Gouna Film Festival 2025 – Feature Documentary Competition
Synopsis
Those Who Watch Over follows descendants of immigrants from different faiths as they visit their deceased. Set in Brussels’ multifaith cemetery, the film explores the deep and inventive bond between the living and their dead, blending the tragic with the absurd, poetry with humour.
CREDITS
Director: Karima Saïdi
Editors: Karima Saïdi, Yaël Bitton, Frédéric Fichefet
Producer: Julie Frères
Co-producers: Sophie Schoukens, Javier Packer-Comyn, Camille Laemlé