Transporc I Porcs Sans Frontières
Halewijn Timmerman, Niels Hoornaert Belgium 2026 64 min.
The determined Thérèse trades in pigs. In her 45-year-old Mercedes truck, she transports 41 pigs from rural Senegal, through Gambia, to Guinea-Bissau. A road trip documentary that lays bare both the visible and invisible borders of trade, faith, and survival in West Africa.
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Directors Niels Hoornaert and Halewijn Timmerman have been active in Senegal for over a decade and spent years in the informal economy of pig farming: they bred animals, negotiated prices, crossed borders and and experienced the fragility and resilience of this industry first hand. In this observational documentary they follow Thérèse, a strong female carrier in male dominated field, and Blaise, a dedicated farmer for whom pigs are a means of income, but who's dreams reach much further than farming — a man that brings together people naturally. An immersion in a world that is rarely documented, but is crucial for regional survival and interregional trade.
Credits
Director
Halewijn Timmerman, Niels Hoornaert
Producer
Niels Hoornaert
Camera
Halewijn Timmerman, Niels Hoornaert
Editing
Niels Hoornaert
Actor
Blaise Sagna, Thérèse Fera
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Dialogues
French, Wolof
Subtitling
Dutch
