Kayiti M’bali means undocumented in Soninke (a language spoken in Mali and other countries of West Africa).
On October 12th, 2009, 6200 undocumented immigrants workers living in the parisian area started a strike to ask for the regularisation of their situation. 15 of them occupied the rubble yard of their demolition company, close to La Défense. For 13 months, they went through an endless wait, in very difficult living conditions, hoping to finally get a residence permit.
France | 2011 | 83 minutes | Black & White
Directed by Michel Beaugeois
Image & sound: Michel Beaugeois
Editing: Alice Lalanne
Alice Lalanne 