Despite of the absence of her mentaly ill mother, Mathilde is growing from a young girl into a strong and independent woman.
Despite of the absence of her mentaly ill mother, Mathilde is growing from a young girl into a strong and independent woman.
A short film written and directed by Veerle de Wilde
Along a busy brick road, where traffic races endlessly by, teenager Mathilde lives with her father. She spends the summer with her friends at the skating rink and falls in love for the first time. But there is one big absentee in her life: her mother, who has been in psychiatry for some time.
Meanwhile, her classmate Elias seeks rapprochement with Mathilde. Both teens are orphaned in some way, and in their lack they find each other. “Everything passes eventually,” Elias says, and he takes her to his cabinet of wonders. Here he shows her his collection of fluorescent minerals. For millions of years, the stones have shone in their unearthly colors, visible to humans only in ultraviolet light. In the darkness of the wonder cabinet, Mathilde can finally see things in a different light.
PRODUCER: KRATER FILMS (BE)
Coproducers: Harpy Films (NL) and Naoko Films (WA)
Cast:
Mathilde: Pip Campbell
Vincent: Titus de Voogdt
Suzanne: Hadewych Minis
Elias: Fons Dhaenens
Christine: Naomi Velissariou
Crew:
DoP: Pieter van Campe
1st AD: Bas Bonhof
Gaffer: Wim Swinnen
Sound: Mathias Pico
Production Design: Kato Bulteel
Costume Design: Ruby Renteurs
MUAH: Nina Vial
Line Producer: Marieke Bolle
Production Coordinator: Willem Kagenaar
Editor: Jan de Coster, Veerle de Wilde
Color Grading: Kene Illegems
Composer: Kasper Cornelus
Sound Mix: Fransesco Cimino
With the support of
VAF
Limburg Film Fund
CineSud
Sabam
Wallimage
July 01, 2023
