Sínelection: 2m²

Followed by a talk with Volkan Üce (19.11)

For those whose lives and heritage span borders, every funeral raises the same question: where should a loved one be laid to rest?

Turkish-Belgian filmmaker Volkan Üce explores this question in 2m² by following Tayfun, a funeral entrepreneur who operates transnationally. As Tayfun navigates the practical, religious and bureaucratic complications of transporting the dead across borders, Üce finds unexpected humour in the business of death. Moving between Belgium and Türkiye, we encounter the families, colleagues and rituals surrounding the dead.

With dry humour and a keen eye for the absurd, 2m² shows how migration comes to shape even the final journey: where will a person be granted their final two square metres when a life has been lived across borders?