ABOUT — Collectif Faire-Part

Anne Reijniers (1992, BE) is filmmaker and curator. She uses the medium film to create new stories in collaboration. — Anne Reijniers (BE, she/her) is a filmmaker and farmer, interested in politics and botanics. Next to her collective practice with Faire-part, Anne investigates the potential of collective gardening as an act of anti-capitalist resistance.

Rob Jacobs (1989, BE) studied psychology & visual culture, and works as an independent researcher and artist. — *Rob Jacobs (BE, he/they ) is a filmmaker and organizer. Next to his artistic work, Rob gives workshops on masculinity & violence in high schools.*

Nizar Saleh (1987, DRC) is filmmaker and photographer. After finishing his studies in visual communication at Académie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa, Nizar made several short docs looking at Kinshasa’s art scene. Together with his colleague cineast Pau… — Nizar Saleh (DRC, he/him) is filmmaker and photographer. After finishing his studies in visual communication at Académie des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa, Nizar made several short docs looking at Kinshasa’s art scene. Together with his colleague cineast Paul Shemisi he founded production house ‘Kimpavita Film’.

Paul Shemisi (1986, DRC) started by working as camera-assistent for foreign film crews. After having gained experience he studied cinema at Les Ateliers Action, a film program organized by INSAS. He has worked on various films as co-director, scenar… — Paul Shemisi (DRC, he/him) started by working as camera-assistent for foreign film crews in his home town of Kinshasa. After having gained experience he studied cinema at Les Ateliers Action, a film program organized by INSAS. He has worked on various films as co-director, scenarist, producer and cameraman, including Renaud Barret’s Système K.

tephanie Collingwoode Williams is an ex-social worker, anthropologist, trainer, consultant and curator. Raised in Ghana, she has studied in the Netherlands and Belgium, where she has been involved with various climate justice and anti-racist movemen — Stephanie Collingwoode Williams (BE, she/they) is an ex-social worker, anthropologist, trainer and curator. Raised in Ghana, she has studied in the Netherlands and Belgium, where she has been involved with various climate justice and anti-racist movements.

COLLECTIF FAIRE-PART is an ensemble of Belgian & Congolese artists. Together they aim at telling new stories about Kinshasa, about Brussels, and the many complex relations in between. Next to their shared practise, they try to support each other in their personal artistic projects.

The group was founded by filmmakers Anne Reijniers, Paul Shemisi, Nizar Saleh en Rob Jacobs when they first started working together in 2016. Over recent years the collective of four has shape-shifted into a larger group of regular collaborators between in Belgium and DR Congo, in which team composition changes with each project. Next to filmmaking take pictures, curate programs, give workshops and organize a biennial performance festival called SOKL.

Stephanie Collingwoode Williams, who co-curated and co-organized the 2 last editions of SOKL, joined the group in 2021 and has been stearing the festival and the collective in beautiful new directions ever since.