SYNOPSIS
Steven and Abdel, two young Belgians, leave for Syria. One as a journalist, the other as a fighter.
Yet they have more in common than you might think.
Steven and Abdel, two young Belgians, leave for Syria. One as a journalist, the other as a fighter.
Yet they have more in common than you might think.
SELECTIONS
Ostend Film Festival 2017
Leuven International Short Film Festival 2017
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival- national selection 2018
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - international selection 2018
Bermuda International Film Festival 2018
Athens International Film Festival 2018
Twister Alley Film Festival 2018
Euro Shorts international film festival 2018
Brussels International Short Film Festival - national selection 2018
Brussels International Short Film Festival - international selection 2018
Leiden International Short Film Festival 2018
Stony Brook Film Festival 2018
Best of Short Films Festival LA CIOTAT 2018
ARKADIA shortfest 2018
Slemani Inernational Film Festival 2018
Portobello Film Festival 2018
Sose International Film Festival 2018
Minsk International Short Film Festival Kinosmena 2018
Adriatic Film Festival 2018
Tallgrass Film Festival 2018
Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival 2018
Courage Film Festival 2018
Trash Film Festival 2018
International Independent Film Festival Publicystyka 2018
Izmir Short Film Festival 2018
Linea D'ombra - Festival Culture Giovani 2018
Bogotá Short Film Festival 2018
Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2018
International Motion Festival, Cyprus 2018
South West London International Film Festival 2018
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2018
Tournai Ramdam Festival 2019
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA 2019
20minmax International Short Film Festival 2019
Landshut Short Film Festival 2019
European Film Festival of Lille 2019
Karama Gaza Film Festival 2019
International Fantastic Film Festival of Reunion Island 2020
Festival Cinema Migrations Agadir 2020
Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Festival 2020
AWARDS
Press jury award for BEST BELGIAN FILM
Second place for the audience award at 'International Short Film Festival Leuven'
Best foreign film at 'Euro Shorts international film festival'
Grand Prix Michel Deyvillers at 'Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival'
Fedex Prize at 'Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival'
Best narrative short film at 'Promofest'
Short of the year at 'Promofest'
RTBF-La Trois Award at 'Brussels International Short Film Festival'
Best action movie at 'Trash Film Festival'
Third place 'Slemani Inernational Film Festival'
Jury award 'Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival'
Audience Award 'Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival'
Best Fiction - 'South West London International Film Festival'
Best Short Film - 'Sose International Film Festival'
Best Short Film - 'Tournai Ramdam Festival'
Audience Award - 'Landshut Short Film Festival'
Innovation Award - 'Landshut Short Film Festival'
Ostend Film Festival 2017
Leuven International Short Film Festival 2017
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival- national selection 2018
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - international selection 2018
Bermuda International Film Festival 2018
Athens International Film Festival 2018
Twister Alley Film Festival 2018
Euro Shorts international film festival 2018
Brussels International Short Film Festival - national selection 2018
Brussels International Short Film Festival - international selection 2018
Leiden International Short Film Festival 2018
Stony Brook Film Festival 2018
Best of Short Films Festival LA CIOTAT 2018
ARKADIA shortfest 2018
Slemani Inernational Film Festival 2018
Portobello Film Festival 2018
Sose International Film Festival 2018
Minsk International Short Film Festival Kinosmena 2018
Adriatic Film Festival 2018
Tallgrass Film Festival 2018
Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival 2018
Courage Film Festival 2018
Trash Film Festival 2018
International Independent Film Festival Publicystyka 2018
Izmir Short Film Festival 2018
Linea D'ombra - Festival Culture Giovani 2018
Bogotá Short Film Festival 2018
Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2018
International Motion Festival, Cyprus 2018
South West London International Film Festival 2018
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2018
Tournai Ramdam Festival 2019
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA 2019
20minmax International Short Film Festival 2019
Landshut Short Film Festival 2019
European Film Festival of Lille 2019
Karama Gaza Film Festival 2019
International Fantastic Film Festival of Reunion Island 2020
Festival Cinema Migrations Agadir 2020
Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Festival 2020
AWARDS
Press jury award for BEST BELGIAN FILM
Second place for the audience award at 'International Short Film Festival Leuven'
Best foreign film at 'Euro Shorts international film festival'
Grand Prix Michel Deyvillers at 'Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival'
Fedex Prize at 'Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival'
Best narrative short film at 'Promofest'
Short of the year at 'Promofest'
RTBF-La Trois Award at 'Brussels International Short Film Festival'
Best action movie at 'Trash Film Festival'
Third place 'Slemani Inernational Film Festival'
Jury award 'Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival'
Audience Award 'Cortocircuito – Savigliano Film Festival'
Best Fiction - 'South West London International Film Festival'
Best Short Film - 'Sose International Film Festival'
Best Short Film - 'Tournai Ramdam Festival'
Audience Award - 'Landshut Short Film Festival'
Innovation Award - 'Landshut Short Film Festival'
CREDITS
ZODIAK BELGIUM presents in co-production with EARTH IN MOTION with the support of the FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF) the BELGIAN TAX SHELTER FOR FILM FINANCING DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY SENNE DEHANDSCHUTTER PRODUCED BY KRIS SPAEPEN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SERGE BIERSET CO-WRITER KEVIN INGELBRECHT DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ROBRECHT HEYVAERT ART DIRECTOR NICOLAS VANDER BIEST EDITED BY FREDERIK JASSOGNE MUSIC BY LIESA VAN DER AA MATTHIEU SYS SOUFIANE CHILAH DAHLIA PESSEMIERS LINE PILLET KOEN VAN IMPE LINE PRODUCERS ELLEN DE RUYCK TANGUY LIJSSENS FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR EDDY STEVESYNS LOCATIONS MANAGER GUY VANSLYPE COSTUME DESIGNERS MELISSA FELLAHI GUDRUN WYLLEMAN MAKEUP ARTIST KATRIEN FRENSSEN SOUND MICHEL DAEMS MATTHIAS HILLEGEER PETER NIETVELT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MOROCCO ALI BAKKIOUI POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR MAARTEN DEBULPAEP |
INTENTION
The past years I made a number of documentaries about the Arab world and the Arab part of our own society. Living in multicultural Brussels, it's a subject dear to my heart. In this short film I used some of my collected experiences. We go back to the beginning of the Syrian conflict. ISIS was yet to be invented. A big number of young Belgian muslims left for Syria to fight Assad's forces. Not all of them were fanatics or extremists. Many came back after a few weeks, disillusioned and horrified. It fascinates me that there are some similarities between them and the many young western journalists that wanted to kick-start their careers in Syria around the same time. They left without experience nor guidance. Like their muslim peers, they were driven by a reckless mixture of idealism, ego, search for purpose and urge for adventure. At some point I almost walked the same disastrous path as the young journalist in my film.
Senne Dehanddschutter duration: 16’42” production year: 2017
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