RE>CONNEXT review: Prism by An van. Dienderen, Eléonore Yameogo, Rosine Mbakam
An intriguing, passionate and thoughtful exploration into how racism has been entrenched in film culture through the essential technical tool of filmmaking itself, and looking closely at how the lighting for movie cameras has long been calibrated for white skin.
RE>CONNEXT project: Life Will Give You Pictures by Aldine Reinink
The large domicile in Antwerp is, like many others, packed with images and memories from over the years. But not every dwelling can boast house guests in the form of the Beatles, the Stones and Jimi Hendrix. In her latest documentary Aldine Reinink profiles three generations of one photographic family, renowned snapper of the stars Herman Selleslags, his father Rik and his son, and amanuensis, Jan.
RE>CONNEXT series WIP: Voices Of Liberation by Koen Mortier
It’s the Second World War but not as audiences generally know it. Koen Mortier, the Belgian director of irreverent punk comedy Ex-Drummer, is behind the hugely ambitious new 11 x 50-minute documentary series Voices Of Liberation, presented as a work-in-progress at RE>CONNEXT 2021. “It’s a modern version of the liberation,” he tells Business Doc Europe.
RE>CONNEXT work-in-progress: How Do You Spell Home? by Louisiana Mees-Fongang
Director Louisiana Mees had previously explored coming-of-age in her fictional short Waithood, which was about Greek teenagers struggling to make their way in an economically depressed society; that marked her graduation project from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Now she tells a very different coming-of-age story in her feature doc debut And Tomorrow, The Whole World, she tells BDE.
RE>CONNEXT: Frederik Nicolai, producer of the 6-film Borderline series
Back in 2017 Belgian producer Frederik Nicolai had a big idea – how were ordinary people’s lives being impacted along the borders throughout Europe? Now that big idea is a big series of six creative documentary features. The producer explains the concept to Business Doc Europe.
RE>CONNEXT 2021 unveils doc selection: 26 film and 4 series titles
Flemish online showcase to present new documentary/non-fiction projects, works-in-progress and screenings of upcoming and completed titles from film and TV docmakers. Directors include Berlin Golden Bear 2021 winner Olga Lucovnicova, Steven Dhoedt with two projects and award-winning producer/director Koen Mortier, plus new content from leading doc houses. The platform goes live 4 October, runs to 15 October.
