a clusterfuck of seemingly totally different films
that stem
from the doom-obsessed thoughts of a child
from the doom-obsessed thoughts of a child
The graduation film by the pleasantly deranged Dries Marchal was intended to consist of a series of separate films that were elaborately connected to each other. Plans were made for transitions between styles, cameras, and narrative strategies. However, none of these plans were followed. Each day of shooting we made a new film of which we discarded all pre-existing plans at the beginning of the day. Because the film is an ode to the director's own doom-obsessed and fragmented thoughts, it was justified that he abandoned the script on the day of shooting. Despite a sometimes confusing process, we ended up with a film that not only accurately translated Dries' chaos, but was also incredibly interesting as a DP. Starting from scratch every day, and working with a cinema camera, an eight millimeter analog camera, a night vision camera, and an Insta 360, was a very rewarding method of working to experiment with.
Director: Dries Marchal
Cast: Dries Marchal
Ruben Marchal
Peter Marchal
Sus Marchal
Max Colonne
Arnaud Aerts
Arno Buys
Ramon Mahieu
Helle Monne Huisman
Manon Vanranst
Mic Delanoye
Stan Durnez
Zayd Hamzane
Merlijn Willems
Loic Van Wieringen
Kasper Buyle
Martin Deboeck
Director of photography: Willkamayu Oomen
1st AD: Sebald Vanderwaal
2nd AD: Maroza Bischoff
2nd AC: Jane Tieleman, Hanna Traest
Editor: Dries Marchal
Sound: Melody Nelson
Lender Vandevelde
Leila Feys
Maup Buitenhuis
Art/Costume: Zayd Hamzane
Gaffer: Alix Deboever, Isolde Van De Straete
Electro: Mats Van Paridon
Remus Verwimp
Mats Nauwelaers
Martin De Boeck