Being.There

The deportation of people from Europe is a daily institutional practice. Being.There will be a platform for those voices that were part of European society, but that have been rendered silent by violent expulsion. The film does not claim any documentary neutrality, but is committed to a partisan perspective of solidarity, without losing sight of the various facets of the subjective experiences and coping strategies of its protagonists. The stories tell of traumatic, violent experiences and relationships torn apart, of lost hopes and rights. They tell of administrative racism and persecution by demoralisation “here” and political persecution “there”, but also of resistance and solidarity, all while trying not to lose heart due to the enforced disruptions in their own lives.