Director's Talks
Michel Khleifi
Thu 10.10 - 20:00 - Kinepolis 6
→ In combination with Ma’loul fête sa destruction
Talk in French
Since the very beginning of his career, Michel Khleifi has been pushing boundaries. In the 1980s, with Fertile Memory, he was the first to shoot a feature film in the occupied Jordan West Bank. A few years later, he was the first Palestinian filmmaker to appear on the red carpet at Cannes, where he was awarded for his international breakthrough Noce en Galilée. On 10 October, you can watch Fertile Memory, Noce en Galilée, Ma’loul fête sa destruction and Khleifi’s film of choice La battaglia di Algeri. After the screening of Ma’loul fête sa destruction, the Brussels-based director will take ample time to look back on his oeuvre. He will also receive a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, in recognition of his films about the consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Isadora Neves Marques
Thu 10.10 - 20:00 - Sphinx 3
→ In combination with Isadora Neves Marques Short Film Retrospective
Talk in English
How can science-fiction and speculative fiction address themes of gender, power structures, intimacy and reproduction. To get your answer, you can dive into the work of Portuguese filmmaker, visual artist and writer Isadora Neves Marques. Her short films tell slice of life narratives where an apparent normality is disrupted by abnormal conditions. “A sort of naturalistic science-fiction”, according to Marques.
Guillaume Cailleau
Sat 12.10 - 14:15 - KASK
→ In combination with DIRECT ACTION
In collaboration with Courtisane
Talk in English
“Cinema is one of the best places for utopia to be realised.” The steadfast belief of directors Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell in cinema’s power to change and improve reality, is not only radical but just as inspiring. During a one-on-one conversation, Cailleau discusses their documentary Direct Action, which follows the French action group ZAD.
Alain Guiraudie
Sat 12.10 - 20:00 - Kinepolis 6
→ In combination with Miséricorde
In collaboration with Sabzian
Talk in French
Creating a compelling story while simultaneously kicking against traditional values: it takes not only talent, but also courage. With Miséricorde, French director Alain Guiraudie proves that he possesses both. In this Queer Palm nominated film, he follows a gay young man who returns to his native village, where the confrontation with the past hits him in the face. During this Director’s Talk, the director of Stranger by the Lake (2013) highlights his creative process and the themes that run through Miséricorde.
