Incurable

The disease had hit him a long time ago. But today, there seems to be a respite, and who knows, maybe a glimpse of hope to recover. Anyway a permanent anxiety, and the fear that the nightmare might come back one day, will cast a shadow of despair over this evening that had begun nicely.

  • Frédéric Roussel
    Director
  • Frédéric Roussel
    Writer
  • Frédéric Roussel
    Key Cast
    "He"
  • Jonathan Harvey's "Jubilus"
    Recorded music
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    .mp4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Planet-Cinema
    New York, NY
    United States
    December 2, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • Nocturna Online Brooklyn Festival
    Online event
    November 25, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Experimental or Avant-garde Short
  • Prague IndieMania Film Awards
    Prague
    Czechia
    November 11, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • Yeti Film Fest
    Reykjavik
    Iceland
    October 14, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Short
  • ICEBERG Film Awards
    Oslo
    Norway
    October 7, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Experimental Short
  • AREA51 FilmFest
    Santa Fe, NM
    United States
    September 30, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • Darkland Munich Film Awards
    Munich
    Germany
    September 23, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Short
  • Filmonaco International Film Contest
    Monaco
    September 9, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • F A R O Concurso de Cinema Mediterrâneo e Mundial
    Faro
    Portugal
    September 2, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • Creator X Awards
    Online event
    June 17, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Film
  • Calgary Independent Film Festival
    Calgary, AB
    Canada
    April 28, 2026
    Semi-Finalist Best Experimental Short
  • Morocco Shorts International Film Festival
    Rabat
    Morocco
    November 10, 2025
    Finalist International Animated or Experimental Film
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    September 5, 2025
    Best Experimental
  • Movie Play International Film Festival
    Miami, FL
    United States
    July 25, 2025
    Honorable Mention
  • Miami International Gold Awards
    Miami Beach, FL
    United States
    July 6, 2025
    Best Experimental
  • Roma Short Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    June 5, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Clown International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    June 5, 2025
    Best Experimental Film
  • New York Tri-State International Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    May 13, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Cinema Fortuna
    Rome
    Italy
    April 18, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Tokyo International Short Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    February 28, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Black & White Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    December 6, 2024
    Best Experimental Film
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    August 31, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Frédéric Roussel

Born in Brussels, Belgium, where I live, I practice and teach Drawing. My main concern is telling, be it by ways of words alone, words and drawings, words and photos, no matter if I cross the boundaries between art fields. Feeling concerned by the intricacies image is rich of, I like to explore the ties linking pictures to words and sound. I am also fond of nature, and my stories mirror it to some extent. I love challenges, such as making films on a shoestring, in the back of a garage...

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Director Statement

As with my other films, this is an adaptation of a photo-tale I had made before. I reused the stills to make this short movie, which, thanks to the medium of cinema, has nothing to do with the photo-tale it comes from. There is a mood, a grasping chain of events that cinema alone is able to provide, and that were absent from the photo-tale. The music of Jonathan Harvey adds something of its own to this process.