2026, documentary, 75min, in postproduction, Poland,Belgium, Germany
Co-directing: Christiane Schmidt, Didier Guillain
DoP: Christiane Schmidt
Sound: Didier Guillain
Production: Matière Première, Julien Contreau
Montage: Pauline Piris Nury, Christiane Schmidt, Didier Guillain
Funding
2026 Aide en finition, Centre de l’Aide de l’Audiovisuel à Bruxelles,
2026 Aide à la post-production, GSARA Bruxelles
2022 Bremer Dokumentarfilm Förderpreis
Synopsis
A 5-meter-high wall now cuts through Europe’s last primeval forest, between Poland and Belarus. What does a border made of steel and concrete do to the people who have to cross it in search of refuge? What is its impact on an environment whose paths and relationships, woven over time, are thus severed? Everywhere in the forest, there are traces of violence. Solidarity and testimonies stand in opposition to the brutality of the border apparatus.