2022  ·  Belgium  ·  Documentary,Experimental,Short

Where I Learn to Breathe

STATUS: Released

Where I Learn to Breathe

This film is currently not available.   

Through a confessional letter to a loved one, the lasting impacts of a mental illness on female fertility unfolds. As the fluidity of water and the body intertwine, the artist takes us on a journey towards healing as she enters into symbiosis with nature. Filmed in a Belgian nature reserve that overlooks on mass traffic coming in and out of the port of Antwerp, the film threads ecological & personal crises together. The reserve becomes synonyme of a womb, somewhat protected yet vulnerable to the ongoing impacts of climate change and the outer world.

The film’s soundscape was created using a variety of field recordings, some using hydrophones.

Credits

Director
Elise Guillaume
Writer
Elise Guillaume
Producer
Elise Guillaume, Chloe Abrahams

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