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School’s out, the days are long, and the playground is everywhere! The summer holidays are the perfect time to rediscover the magic of childhood for free through two short films that celebrate the world of children's games: Children's Games #1: Caracoles and Children's Games #31: Slakken.
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After its world premiere at Locarno, Maxime Jean-Baptiste's feature debut was awarded a special jury prize and a special mention. More awards and an impressive festival trail followed, including Film Fest Gent and IFFR. The film is now playing in Belgian cinemas!
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Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
Melrick, a thirteen-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation with his grandmother Nicole in Cayenne, Guyana. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the specter of Lucas, his uncle, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions eleven years earlier.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
The Marolles is a playground for kids until one day workmen shake up the neighbourhood. The children declare war on them. A film about Brussels in the 1950s, in collaboration with the inhabitants.
A collective poem about the burning of home countries, about the fire and the smoke of armed conflict. A conversation with five women from different diasporas: about leaving… and (never) arriving. An ode to the displaced woman.
By means of visual material gathered from online sources, the cineastes create a unique poetic realm in which thoughts, fears, desires and worries, shared via the webcam, merge together.
Twenty years after the eponymous choreography that put dance company Rosas on the map, the performance was adapted to film. The dance film explores the relationship between movement, music and image, creating a unique and immersive cinematic experience.
Father Daens returns to Aalst, where workers suffer from poverty, child labor, and exploitation in the textile industry. Driven by his sense of justice, he takes their side, even if it means confronting the church and the upper class. A detailed historical drama about the fight for justice.
A fictitious nature documentary narrator takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian stone masons, passionate British geologists and people living on the lava fields of Fogo. A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions.
A fictitious nature documentary narrator takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian stone masons, passionate British geologists and people living on the lava fields of Fogo. A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions.
Caught in a dance, bees recount stories about the world around them. From the smallest cell in a honeycomb to the largest economy in the world, this essayistic nature documentary maps the bonds between man and bee.
A feature debut that recounts the last three moments of a young girl's adolescence, painfully approaching adulthood, and who will have to give up something of herself to conform.
A fictitious nature documentary narrator takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian stone masons, passionate British geologists and people living on the lava fields of Fogo. A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions.
This short film program showcases five animated films made in the 1980s by children at Atelier Graphoui workshops. Mixing techniques and free-writing, these playful films amplify minority voices, reflecting Graphoui's decades-long work with non-filmmakers.
This short film program explores several Brussels neighbourhoods. These four films are charming and moving portraits of neighbourhood residents and together span a period of nearly 60 years, offering a special look at a city in constant transformation.
