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.
Production : Dérives (Julie Freres)
Co-production : CBA, Sophimages, Les Films du Fleuve, RTBF Documentary Unit, Les Films d’Ici and Casa Kafka Pictures.
With the support of the Cinema and Audiovisual Centre of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.
With the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) of the Flemish Government and of the CNC – National Centre for Cinema and Animated Image.
Beneficiary of development and post-production support from the Doha Film Institute, of the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, and of the French-speaking Brussels Public Service and Wallonia
Financed by the European Union
2025
El Gouna Festival – Egypt IDFA (International Competition) – The Netherlands
Cinemamed – Belgium