Trajectory Drift
In a container, sitting between crates of merchandise, two men talk about their exile. Their stories about the crossing of endless borders come together in a common dream: to reach England.
Ana David is a film programmer based between Porto and Berlin. She’s currently the curator at Batalha Centro de Cinema, which opened in December 2022 in Porto. David is also a member of the advisory board at Berlinale Panorama since 2018. She held previous positions at IndieLisboa, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, BFI London FF, and Queer Lisboa.
In 1998, Semira Adamu, a 20-year-old Nigerian immigrant, died on Belgian soil of suffocation under a police pillow. Twenty years later, two women tell her story in a cry for justice. Through this film, they highlight the reality of detention centres: the harsh conditions of confinement, the suffering of detainees and the abuse by guards and police officers.