One hundred years after the first flight between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brussels Airlines invites Collectif Faire-part to screen their films on anti-colonial resistance aboard its flights. Many reasons to accept, and just as many to refuse. A conversation unfolds - about the airline's role in forced deportations, about budget issues, about the risk of contributing to the laundering of their image. But also about the willingness of some insiders to confront the company's colonial past, about the chance to address problematic policies and share a message with thousands of passengers.

mit | starring (Principal cast) | avec
Paul Shemisi, Mozalisi Nizar Saleh, Anne Reijniers, Rob Jacobs

ein Film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Collectif Faire-Part
(Anne Reijniers, Nizar Saleh, Paul Shemisi, Rob Jacobs)

2026 | Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium | Short Documentary | 21 mins | English, French, Dutch


NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER
One hundred years after the first flight between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brussels Airlines approaches Collectif Faire-Part with a proposal to show their work on board their flights. Interwoven with archival footage and testimonies of activists and survivors of in-flight violence, the collective's internal dialogue in "What We Said to Brussels Airlines" poses a variety of questions and opens up space for critical reflection.
- Koen de Rooij (IFFR 2026, Rotterdam)

Title | Titre :
What We Said to Brussels Airlines

Type : Short Documentary | Court métrage Documentaire
Genre | Genre : Politics, Portrait | Politique, Portrait
Year | Année de Production : 2026
Land | Countries of Production | Pays de Production : Belgien, Demokratische Republik Kongo | Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo | Belgique, République Démocratique du Congo (RDC, Kinshasa)
Sprachen | Language | Langues originales : Englisch, Französisch, Niederländisch | English, French, Dutch | Anglais, Français, Néerlandais
Medium | Format : Digital | Numérique (DCP)
RELEASE FORMAT: Apple ProRes 422
SOUND FORMAT | Format Son : Stereo (2.0)
COLOUR: Colour
Length | Durée : 21 mins (21')
Themes | Thèmes : Politique, Congo-Kinshasa (RDC), African Talents, Artists, Performance, Arts, Borders, Conflit, Colonialisme, Politique, Frontières


SCHAUSPIELERINNEN, SCHAUSPIELER | CAST, PARTICIPANTS | PARTICIPANTS :
Paul Shemisi,
Mozalisi Nizar Saleh,
Anne Reijniers,
Rob Jacobs

Produzenten | Producers | Producteurs :
Collectif Faire-Part


REGISSEUR | REALIZADORES | DIRECTORS | RÉALISATEURS :
Collectif Faire-Part
(Anne REIJNIERS,
Nizar SALEH,
Paul SHEMISI,
Rob JACOBS)

Buch | Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Collectif Faire-Part

Ton, Kamera | Camera | Images :
Paul Shemisi, Mozalisi Nizar Saleh, Anne Reijniers

Ton | Sound recording | Son :
Nizar Saleh

Montage | Editing | Montage :
Rob Jacobs


PRODUKTION | PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
► Collectif Faire-Part (Congo DRC, Belgium)

Supported by | Avec le soutien de :
Flanders Image
Dagvorm,
DeSingel,
Argos

DISTRIBUTION :
► De Imagerie vzw
Ankerrui 5
2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
T 0484341359 | www.deimagerie.be

Weltvertrieb | Sales, World rights holder | Ventes Mondiales :
► Collectif Faire-Part

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
► Collectif Faire-Part | collectif.fairepart(@)gmail.com




FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES | FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS | PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2026 | World premiere || International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR | ROTTERDAM (Netherlands)
/// 2026 | Selection: Focus: Collectif Faire-Part || International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR | ROTTERDAM (Netherlands)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar) | www.africine.org
► www.collectif-fairepart.com/brussels-airlines
► https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/what-we-said-to-brussels-airlines
► www.cinemadureel.org/en/film/what-we-said-to-brussels-airlines-2/
► www.facebook.com/people/Collectif-Faire-part/100063175243787/
Updated by Thierno Dia, 06 May 2026