Overseas

Documentaire, 90 min.

Produced by IOTA Production et Les Films de l'oeil sauvage, en coproduction avec Clin d’oeil films, le CBA (Centre Bruxellois de l’Audiovisuel à Bruxelles), Michigan Films, Betv et France Télévisions.

With the support of Centre du Cinema de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, le CNC, le Fonds audiovisuel de Flandre (VAF), Canvas, la DGD (Direction-Générale Coopération au Développement et Aide humanitaire), la Région Paca, Procirep, Angoa et Casa Kafka Pictures – Belfius.

Synopsis

EN / In a training center for house work, like many others in the Philippines, candidates who are about to leave prepare themselves for the homesickness and mistreatment that could occur overseas.

FR / Aux Philippines, on déploie les femmes en masse à l’étranger comme aides ménagères ou nounous. Elles laissent souvent derrière elles leurs propres enfants, avant de se jeter dans l’inconnu. Dans un centre de formation au travail domestique, comme tant d’autres aux Philippines, un groupe de candidates au départ se préparent au mal du pays et aux maltraitances qui pourraient les atteindre. Lors d’exercices de jeux de rôles, les femmes se mettent tant dans la peau de l’employée que des employeurs. Aux abords de la fiction, « Overseas » traite de la servitude moderne de notre monde globalisé, tout en révélant la détermination de ces femmes, leur sororité et les stratégies mises en place face aux épreuves que leur réserve l’avenir.

Crew

Realisation Sung-A Yoon
Image Thomas Schira
Son Kwinten Van Laethem
Montage Dieter Diependaele
Musique Frederic Verrieres
Montage son & Mix Emmanuel Soland
Etalonnage Matthieu Weil

Screenings

2019

72th Locarno Flm Festival (IT) – Cineasti del presente
29th Message to man international film festival (RS) – International competition
15th Camden International Film Festival (US) – Vision award nominee
35th Warsaw Film Festival (PL) – International competition – Best Documentary Film Award
26th Hamptons International Film Festival (US) – Documentary competition – Best Documentary Film Award
63rd BFI London Film Festival (UK) – Documentary competition
24th Busan International Film Festival (KP) – Wide angle documentary films
33rd Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (BE) – Place aux docs
IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (NL) – Best of Fests
Rencontres Internationales du documentaire de Montréal (CA) – International competition
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (CH)
26th Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” (BY)
12th This Human World Film Festival (AT)

2020

FIPADOC (FR)
15th Premiers Plans d’Angers (FR) – European Competition – Best directing European Films Award 2020
Doc Fortnight – MoMA’s Festival of International Nonfiction Film and Media in New-York City (US)
19th Docpoint – Helsinki documentary Film Festival (FI)
11th Festival Filmer le Travail (FR) – Grand Prix Filmer Le Travail
Amherst Cinema Arts Center – «Bellweather» Screening (US)
Femspectives – Glasgow Feminist Film Festival (UK)
Colorado Dragon Film Festival (US)
10th Luxembourg City Film Festival (LU)
Objectif center for photography Singapore (SG) – « Stories that matters: who cares »
21st Tempo Documentary Festival (SE) – Honorary Mention Stefan Jarl International
Documentary Award 2020
Punto De Vista International Documentary Film Festival 2020 (ES) – Audience’s Prize
Cinemasia Film Festival (NL)
Toronto Doc Soup (screenings organized by Hotdocs International film Festival) (CA)
Cinemateca de Bogota (CO)
18th FIFDH – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (CH) – Youth Jury Award
22nd Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece (GR) – Top Docs section
43rd Portland International Film Festival (US)
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (CZ)
22nd Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival (SI)
CPH:DOX (DA)
24th Vilnius International Film Festival (LH)
17th Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (UA)
16th Patois International New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival (US)
2nd Hebden Bridge film festival (UK)
13th One World Romania (RO)
22nd Sarasota Film Festival (US)
18th San Sebastián Human Rights Film Festival (ES)
15th Ambulante Film Festival (MX)
35th DOK. Fest. München (DE)
23rd DocsBarcelona International Documentary Film Festival (ES)
44th Atlanta Film Festival (US) – Documentary feature competition
17th IndieLisboa International Film Festival (PO) – Sylvestre section
16th Docville International documentary film festival (BE) – National Competition
12th Millenium Film Festival (BE) – National competition
14th Asian Pacific Screen Awards (AU) – In competition for “Best Documentary”
29th Innsbruck international film festival (AT)
Construir Cine International Labor Film Festival 2020 (AR) – Best Documentary Film Award

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Distribution Belgique: distribution@iotaproduction.com
Ventes internationales: Cat&Docs

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