CREUSER LA MER – DIGGING THE SEA
Robin Dehenain | Belgium 2024 | 23 min. | French with engl. subtitles
FRIDAY, 09.05. | 5 pm
De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
Part of the Short Film Program ESSA I
Austrian premiere
Lara visits her sister Marie, a young woman with Down’s syndrome who, after three years of silence is slowly starting to speak again. Together they spend a day by the sea, which allows them to reconnect. As they relive their memories, Lara wonders what their relationship might look like once they will have come to terms with the past.
CREUSER LA MER is a simple, honest, sensitive and appreciative portrayal of the relationship between two sisters. It is a story of unconditional love, the sound of the sea and the beautiy of listening to the wind.
Regie: Robin Dehenain
Kamera: Ilona Marbot
Schnitt: Merlin Vande Weyer
Ton: Maxime Famelart
Produktion: Médiadiffusion
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BIOGRAPHY
Robin Dehenain is a young Belgian director who graduated from the IAD in 2024. During his bachelor’s degree, he mainly explores the theme of mental health and the journey of queer people. He is also already interested in the issue of mental disability, tackling a young woman’s desire for autonomy. In 2023, he co-directed a short fiction film entitled “Katya” at a workshop run by Benoît Mariage. The film explores the ambiguous relationship between a patient and her psychologist during a therapeutic outing. “Digging the Sea”, made in 2024, is his graduation documentary short film.
