Avant que les murs tombent
Eve Duchemin
2008 - 27 min - DV Cam - Couleur - Pays-Bas, Belgique

Near Charleroi, Colin lives alone with his mother in a dilapidated house which caves in each day a little more. Facing misery, he writes with his buddies in his room, transformed into a kind of improvised "youth centre".
Rap. As safety valve and as necessity. The only way they have found to speak of this poverty in the heart of Europe which is not even visible anymore. Even through our television sets.
As long as the house stands, they won’t drift outdoors. As long as they write together, they won’t fall. "Avant que les murs tombent" conjures up a youthful generation of the excluded, at the edge of a precipice.



Author-Director : Eve Duchemin
Photography : Eve Duchemin
Sound : Fabrice Osinski
Editing : Joachim Thôme
Delegate Producer : Stempelfilms
Broadcasting Co-producer : VPRO TV

Distribution


Distributor : Andana films
Not commercial Distribution : ADAV
Disponible au Club du doc

Distinctions

2009 - États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas (France) : Sélection Incertains regards
2009 - Traces de vie, Clermont-Ferrand (France) : Mention spéciale
2009 - Doc en courts, Lyon (France) : Prix du Jury Étudiant