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Behind the Shutters

2018-05-26
9
fr 50m
Documentary
The doors of the abandoned Raverdy coffee and chicory factory remain closed, just like everything around it. The director – herself a descendant of the Raverdy family (and expecting her first child) – goes in search of the stories behind this sealed-off part of the city. She moves in with her 91-year-old grandmother, who lives over the road. Piece by piece, she is able to reconstruct events leading up to the factory’s closure, using old photos, advertising brochures, myths, language games, conversations with her grandmother and former female factory workers. These memories unfold through different storylines. The factory’s surroundings are explored through a poetic film style, and the history of the nunnery next to the factory is also revealed. This sensitive film is a reflection on the invisible and the forgotten, revolving around women and the changing body.

Director

Messaline Raverdy

Producer

Messaline Raverdy

Writer

Messaline Raverdy

Cinematography

Olivier Dekegel

Editor

Rudi Maerten

Editor

Ivanne de Cannart

Status

Released

Countries

  • Belgium

Companies

  • Asbl Attelier Molloy