Les films de la maison emerge from the eyes and hands of the movement La Voix des Sans-Papiers and the two filmmakers Mieriën Coppens and Elie Maissin. Their work reflects an ongoing struggle, primarily focused on staying aligned together. They are making a collection of films which, far from simply filming a struggle, draw the outlines of a house - a place to be built together. If one day all these films were to be reassembled, we might finally be able to see this house from the inside. La Voix des Sans-Papiers was born in 2014. Since then, they have occupied around twenty occupations in Brussels.
A group of people without valid residence documents is closely observed in this silent film. The absence of sound highlights the contrast between their quiet presence and the intense, often unseen pressures they endure.
A group of people without valid residence documents is closely observed in this silent film. The absence of sound highlights the contrast between their quiet presence and the intense, often unseen pressures they endure.
Hundreds of summons letters arrive at the occupied building of La Voix des Sans Papiers. With care, Kandé and Taslim sort and distribute the letters to the residents, who will later appear in court. In the corridors of the courthouse, the sounds of an occupation echo.
Hundreds of summons letters arrive at the occupied building of La Voix des Sans Papiers. With care, Kandé and Taslim sort and distribute the letters to the residents, who will later appear in court. In the corridors of the courthouse, the sounds of an occupation echo.
In the house of La Voix des Sans Papiers in Brussels, the members gather in the corridor for a meeting that will last all night. A direct and intimate confrontation with the living environment of undocumented people in Brussels.
In the house of La Voix des Sans Papiers in Brussels, the members gather in the corridor for a meeting that will last all night. A direct and intimate confrontation with the living environment of undocumented people in Brussels.