Work like a slave to live like a queen 

When I was 13, my mother filed for divorce, and my father left our home. Three years later, he returned to Liberia to be with his family, leaving his belongings behind. Fifteen years have since passed, and those objects still remain in our house. I now revisit them to delve into my father’s broken dreams—an English-speaking Black man who arrived in Belgium in the ’80s. As I seek reconciliation with my past, I film to understand how his pursuit of black excellence has both shaped and fractured my identity.

– Muna Traub

Muna Traub graduated in journalism in 2018 from IHECS. Passionate about documentaries, she co-directed “Tu seras un homme ma fille” her first film in the Dominican Republic which was broadcasted on television channels such as RTBF and BX1. Autodidact, she simultaneously ventured into fiction production for the feature film “Le Voyage de Talia.” In May 2023, the film was released in Belgian cinemas and was also selected for several international festivals, including the renowned Palm Springs Festival. 

Currently, Muna Traub is co-producing the short film “Backstage,” directed and co-produced by Inès Eshun. Additionally, Muna Traub writes for the investigative magazine “Médor.” Finally, she is currently preparing her second documentary film project titled “Work Like a Slave to Live Like a Queen”.