The Travelers

Along the heavily militarized border between Morocco and the Spanish city of Ceuta on the North African coast, young Sub-Saharan men sing of the futures they seek and the losses they carry. They are travelers, not by choice but by necessity. One of them is Cameroonian David Bingong, whose camcorder becomes a tool of persistence in their shared dreams, despite impossible barriers and escalating hostility to their bodies and movements. In defiance of these brutalities, Bingong created a rare first-hand portrait of migrants’ journeys — full of gestures of camaraderie, tenderness, and humour, and fuelled by the shared belief of a better life. Winner of Grierson Award (Best Documentary) at the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) 2025.