Nog Steeds Hier
(Ever Still Here/ Filigrane) (2024)
In the world of our 3 dolls, we repair our tears, lovingly offering one's threads for the repairing of the other. But when Grannie falls so ill to the point of disintegrating, what will her daughter do to re-establish contact with her, and will she succeed?
''Ever Still Here'' (Nog Steeds Hier) tells the story of maternal and filial love, and of the interconnection between spirits, even with the material impossibility. In the midst of grief, it seeks to offer hope.
About the film
Graduation film for my Master Studies, at KASK Conservatorium (Hogent, Ghent). I made this film in memory of my own mother, with whose spirit I am learning to connect after her passing.
Stop-motion character animation, a world carefully knitted and crocheted with wool yarn. Photographs taken vertically on a horizontal plane.
Mentoring by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, Emma de Swaef, Pascal Vermeersch
Sound by Patrick Berx
Music by Benoît Gagnon
Selections
- Leuven KortFilm Festival, Flemish animation competition (Leuven, Belgium, 2024)
- MONSTRA, International Student Competition 1 (Lisboa, Portugal, 2025)
Stills from the film
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