OVERZICHT TITELS
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THE SOCIALIST
Hubert MarécailleRepressed homosexual, unable to have children much to the regret of his wife who disapproves of sperm donation, a corporate CEO, disdainful of outsiders, finally reveals his inclinations by going on strike alone, to the surprise of a group of bystanders present at the end of their « Alcoholics Anonymous » meeting – with an unemployed man tired of looking for a job and an office w...
NON-LIEUX, PART I
Pascal BaesAn attempt to exorcise the satanic aspects of negativism: the gothic-romantic phantoms, the Eido-Kabuki or Tibetans are creatures that failed to achieve a specific goal in their lives. They keep returning because of this unfinished business. There is the negation of choreographic movement, of tourist scenery and local aesthetic value...
THE SIMPLE FACT OF NOT BEING A WOMAN (1)
Messieurs DelmotteIn this early piece, part one of two, Messieurs Delmotte dresses up as some disco diva, dancing naked in front of the camera on a thumping disco beat. Is it so easy not being a woman?...
THE IMBECILE
Hubert MarécailleDevoid of close friends, a wealthy man, with perverse pleasures and lack of company, invites his aquaintances into his homes and gains the sympathy of his sons, promising an advantageous inheritance that another son refuses, causing irritation and total incomprehension, – irritation also created by his wife, that the man has bought her jewelry with his fortune "acquired honestly", insists du...
REVERSED GARDEN
Messieurs DelmotteA short video-performance that was made in a city garden. From the weeds in the garden, Monsieur Delmotte rises with an inverted, filled flowerpot on his head. This work is part of the series Unidentified Emoticon...
SAINTS’GAME
Amélie Derlon CordinaThere are periods of strong awareness of the sacred, and periods of desacralization. The film begins with an image, fed by the artist's own obsession with iconic representations, especially those of Christian saints...
FANFARE, CALME ET VOLUPTÉ
Koen TheysMusicians and majorettes, seemingly dressed up for a public performance, are sound asleep. They have their brass instruments with them, but their drowsiness prevents them from playing. Time is suspended in this ’tableau vivant’ and the tiniest gesture of one of the sleeping majorettes becomes an event, creating a tension in the image that contrasts with its picturesque composition...
QUE SERÁ SERÁ: SCOOP
Jacques Lederlin - Joëlle de La CasinièreA local grocer sees a superstar entering his store to buy some things. The background consists of black-and-white images of store shelves. A woman is singing next to seemingly random pictures pasted on the screen....
LE ROBOT
Jacques Louis NystThe robot in 'Le Robot’ is as a matter of fact a broken spring from the Nysts’ bed. Here it appears as a giant that a hand attempts to flatten, but ends up releasing. As the “robot” breaks free, we hear a bird singing. 'Le Robot’ is one of Jacques-Louis Nyst’s earlier experiences with the medium...
