There are no whales in France
In this filmic essay set in a sleepy holiday village in the North of France, the filmmaker takes the viewer on her personal search for peace and quietness. She uses the camera as a tool to try and form an understanding of her surroundings. Her walks are accompanied by a dialogue between the filmmaker and an actress, reflecting on hope, changes, borders and film.
Info
Original language: Dutch
Subtitles: English
Year: 2015
Credits
Written by: Eva van Tongeren & Evgenia Brendes
Image: Cedric Vankerckhoven
Sound: Lode Wellens
Editing: Anne-Sophie Sonnet
Advice: Els Opsomer & Herman Asselberghs
Production: LUCA school of Arts, Brussels
Technical specs
Running time film: 19’29”
Release format: DCP, Blu-ray, dvd, ProRes444/ProRes422
Sound format: Stereo
Colour: Colour
Awards
2016
Special Mention Filmmaker of the Future – Cambridge Watersprite Festival (UK)
1st Price – IN OUT Festival Gdansk (PL)
2015
VAF Wildcard Filmlab (BE)
Screenings
2017
Unexposed Film Festival (VS)
2016
Cambridge Watersprite Festival (UK)
Images Festival Toronto (CA)
IN OUT Festival – Gdansk (PL)
Het Bos – Antwerpen (BE)
Het Grote Ongeduld! Xtra – Brussel (BE)
Short Film Corner Cannes (FR)
2015
International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE)