Edition 2024
61'
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2024
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Documentary
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Format:
DCP
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Dialogue:
Dutch, Spanish, French
Camille Ghekiere's first feature hybrid documentary takes us beyond the walls of a residential care centre in Ghent, where an intern gradually wins the trust of the elderly residents while realising our society's rigid view on them. Through daily banal interactions and a surprising balance between humour and pathos, Ghekiere lays bare pressing societal matters.
Simeon's family left the Dominican Republic and arrived in Belgium. Unlike his mother, whose degree and decades of experience as a midwife are not recognised in Belgium, Simeon is able to land a job in the care sector, starting with an internship at De Liberteyt residential care centre in Ghent. In her hybrid documentary, director Camille Ghekiere takes us beyond the walls of the home and records how Simeon gradually gains the trust of the residents. His awkward encounters evolve into warm, animated friendships. As with her short film Nieuwkomers, for which she won a VAF Wildcard, Ghekiere is no mere observer and lays pressing issues on the table, but with a keen eye for the balance between humour and pathos. Fully coming into her own style, she illustrates her characters' existential matters through dreamy, imaginative scenes.
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Credits
Directors
Camille Ghekiere
Composers
Arthur Brouns, Susobrino
Director of Photography
Jonathan Wannyn
Editors
Antje Mertens
Producers
Mark Daems, Nina Payrhuber
Production studios
Associate Directors
Distributor
Associate Directors
More info
Dialogue
Dutch, Spanish, French
Countries of production
Belgium
Year
2024
Filmography
Camille Ghekiere
Newcomers (2022), Coral City (short, 2023), Dance Me to the End (2024)
Technical Specs
Format
DCP
