November 28, 2021

Nostalgia for the future

A film based on the life and work of director Chris Marker. A documentary essay about memory, history, nostalgia and how images of the past shape our future. The essence of the archive as the fundament of our collective memory itself is being questioned.

script & director Brecht Debackere| editor Beppe Leonetti | sound design Wiebe de Boer | music Niels Borrey | supported by the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, Netherlands Film Fund & Fondo per l’Audiovisivo del Friuli Venezia Giulia | a co-production with Visualantics (Brussels) Steven Dhoedt | international sales Cat ‘n Docs Catherine Le Clef | film distribution Windmill Film Distribution Annemiek van der Hell & Wallie Pollé

December 11, 2020

Dandan is a free man

Young writer Dandan ends up in prison. Waiting for days in the dim cell puts Dandan in a deeper state of mind. The alienating interrogations by Prosecutor Elders evolve into profound discussions about art and society. An encounter with the mysterious cellmate Laponder leads to an unexpected turnaround.

script | director André Schreuders | script coaching Miryam van Lier | creative producer Tim Leyendekker | supported by Netherlands Film Fund

June 29, 2018

Breaking Walls

Journalist Hao Yi fights internet censorship and advocates freedom of speech. He hides his homosexuality for his mother, and because of his mother he even married a woman. In a unique style of documentary and animation we follow Hao in his journalistic works and his quest for personal freedom. Can the two be combined?

script & director Jan-Dirk Bouw | script coach Ernie Tee | art director Sverre Fredriksen | co-producers Off World and Walking the Dog (BE) Frederik Nicolai, Frédéric Dirickx | this film is supported by the Netherlands Film Fund