Brother's Keeper Ferit Karahan

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