Camille Ghekiere

Les dames blanches (Dance Me to the End)

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Director Camille Ghekiere Composer Arthur Brouns, Susobrino

Docs Belgian Cinema Today New Voices

4.88/5

Edition 2024

Official Selection

61' - 2024 - Documentary - Format: DCP - Dialogue: Dutch, Spanish, French

Camille Ghekiere's first feature hybrid documentary takes us beyond the walls of a residential care centre in Ghent, where an intern gradually wins the trust of the elderly residents while realising our society's rigid view on them. Through daily banal interactions and a surprising balance between humour and pathos, Ghekiere lays bare pressing societal matters.

Simeon's family left the Dominican Republic and arrived in Belgium. Unlike his mother, whose degree and decades of experience as a midwife are not recognised in Belgium, Simeon is able to land a job in the care sector, starting with an internship at De Liberteyt residential care centre in Ghent. In her hybrid documentary, director Camille Ghekiere takes us beyond the walls of the home and records how Simeon gradually gains the trust of the residents. His awkward encounters evolve into warm, animated friendships. As with her short film Nieuwkomers, for which she won a VAF Wildcard, Ghekiere is no mere observer and lays pressing issues on the table, but with a keen eye for the balance between humour and pathos. Fully coming into her own style, she illustrates her characters' existential matters through dreamy, imaginative scenes.

Plus Parcours, with a surplus of experience

15 October 14:00 | Introduction + film + coffee and cake

Every year, Film Fest Gent invites film lovers to a series of afternoon films, offering them more than just another regular screening. This selection challenges with films from all over the world and aims to be a guide in the overwhelming offer. Host is no other than film connoisseur Roel Van Bambost, who introduces every film to the audience.

Do you like to enjoy coffee and cake together in the Film Fest Café after the film? Order this when purchasing your ticket for the advantageous price of 5 euros.

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