6 non-European directors follow in the footsteps of young migrants and their long-term struggle to find a proper job.
What do you do for a living? It usually doesn't take long to get this question at a first meeting. People like to know what kind of work you do. It seems to be the way to get a quick picture of your personality. Your job is a reflection of your identity. It says something about your status and your place in society: who am I, what do I mean? But in reality, for many newcomers, finding a job turns out to be very difficult. Many find it more difficult to find suitable work because of their name, skin colour, cultural or religious background, or some other principle. A Eurostat study even shows that Belgium ranks bottom in Europe when it comes to employment of foreigners, let alone suitable or desirable work, while thousands of vacancies remain unfilled.
The documentary series T[w]o Work follows young people with an immigrant background in their search for suitable and pleasant work. What are the factors that make it difficult for so many migrants and persons of foreign heritage to find suitable work? And what initiatives are there to help them in their search? T(W)O WORK is not just about immigration, it aims to explore the search for identity of all human individuals.
The series was made through the eyes of non-European filmmakers, co- directed by Annabel Verbeke and with original music by Jef Neve.
T[w]o Work is a production of Off World in co-production with VRT-Canvas and RTBF.
WRITTEN BY
Annabel Verbeke
Frederik Nicolai
DIRECTED BY
Annabel Verbeke
Farah Kassem
Nico Forero
Atsushi Kuwayama
Eka Tsotsoria
Zeina Al Qahwaji
Setareh Samavi
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
Jef Neve
EDITED BY
Tom Denoyette
Thomas Baudour
Jan De Coster
Simon Arazi
PRODUCED BY
Off World
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
VRT - Canvas
RTBF - Documentaires
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Flanders Audivisual Fund (VAF | Media)
BNP Parisbas Fortis Film Fund
the Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter
the Belgian Development Cooperation
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