Film / Newcomers

Newcomers

Director and editor · Documentary · 15 min · Belgium · 2013

A young man and woman sit side by side indoors, both lost in thought.

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After arriving in Belgium, a young Iranian couple apply for asylum and start building a life together. Their hope for a fresh start meets the pressures of an unfamiliar country, and the film follows their first steps towards belonging.

My role

Director and editor

Festivals

Premiered at the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, 2013
Festival du court métrage de Namur, Belgium, 2013
Ecologico International Film Festival, Salento, Italy, 2013
Les Vidéophages, Toulouse, France, 2013
International Ethnographic Film Festival of Québec (FIFEQ), Canada, 2014
Festimages, Festival du Court Métrage de Charleroi, Belgium, 2014
Mostra do Filme Livre, Rio de Janeiro, 2015

Credits

WithHamour Shakour, Mariam Zeighami
CinematographerAnn-Laure Degive
Sound recordistAdrien Goulinvaux
Sound designJordan Gerber
ProductionAJC!
Co-productionCVB, Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles (Photo>Doc 2011)
A young woman sits behind a window, looking out at the street. Close-up of a young woman resting her chin on her hand, looking down, her face lit softly against a dark background. The couple sit on concrete steps below graffiti that reads 'Based on the available facts'.
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