The Stopover

L’Escale

Director: Collectif Faire-part Country: Congo, Belgium, Germany Year: 2022 Length: 15' Genre: experimental, documentary Cinematography: Hammad Shahid, Qabas Marwan, Cathaya Aviation Editing: Rob Jacobs, Anne Reijniers Sound design: Aiko Devriendt Production company: Collectif Faire-part Appearing: Paul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh

Filmmakers Paul Shemisi and Nizar Saleh travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Germany for the screening of their new film. During a layover in Angola, they are stopped at the airport because the airline does not trust their documents to be real.