ECHO organized a film screening of Les Voyageurs (2025) in collaboration with BIRMM and BRISPO. The screening was followed by a Q&A with director David Bingong and filmmaker-researcher Irene Gutiérrez Torres (ECHO, ReelBorders).
More about the Movie:
On the border between Morocco and Spain, a group of migrants waits for the “boza” — the opportunity to cross into Europe. Through failed attempts, uncertainty, and endurance, the filmmaker — “the Artist” — documents collective survival with only a camera and a few songs. The film is both testimony and creative act, exploring hope, mobility, and resistance at Europe’s borders.
Les Voyageurs (The Travellers) is part of the research projects Reel Borders (VUB) and Institutional Documentary and Amateur Cinema in the Colonial Era (UC3M). The film has received wide international recognition, including the Jury Prize for Best Medium Length Film at Visions du Réel, the John Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival, a Special Jury Mention at the Camden International Film Festival, and a Special Jury Mention at the Rizoma Film Festival.
