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The Lost Child

In the ruins of a civilization that has forgotten its humanity in favor of machines, a survivor follows a spectral trail through a ruined industrial zone, a trail that will lead her to a feral child and the truth about the mark they share.

  • Alexandre Mottart
    Director
  • Fenrir Productions
    Producer
  • Clara Timsit
    Key Cast
  • Alex Houssonloge
    Key Cast
  • Albin Houssonloge
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Enfant Perdue
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 18, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Best Director / Best Set design - Entraks Brussels
    Brussels
    Belgium
    October 12, 2025
    Official Selection (Best Director / Best Set design)
Director Biography - Alexandre Mottart

Alexandre Mottart is a writer-director and DOP based between Paris and Liège. He began as a self-taught filmmaker in 2018 before specializing in socially conscious fiction.

A turning point in his career was the Atelier-7 (2020) directing residency, led by the collective "Les Parasites" (L'effondrement, Canal+), which solidified his focus on independent production. In 2020, he co-founded the Fenrir Productions collective to structure this approach, first in Paris and later relocating to Liège in 2024.

He moves between directing his own projects ("ENFANT PERDUE", 2025; "ICARE", 2020) and key technical roles on films that share his convictions, notably as DOP ("Effondrée", 2022; "Justice pour le vivant" with Cyril Dion, 2021) and co-producer ("Ne Perdons pas le Nord", 2024).

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Director Statement

"ENFANT PERDUE" (Lost Child) is not a film about the end of the world; it's a film about what remains. It explores survival beyond the simple act of breathing in a world of ruins.

My intention was to contrast three visual timelines: the desolate present ("L'Après") , filmed in dusty silence with diffuse natural light ; the industrial hell of the past ("L'Avant") , a chaos of aggressive neon ; and the memory of an idealized nature ("Le Souvenir") , soft and dreamlike as if shot on 16mm film.

The film is a search for an "echo". Clara, our protagonist, isn't looking for an object; she's looking for contact. The real challenge isn't finding shelter, but whether humanity can still connect. The answer lies in the simple gesture of removing one's mask and extending a hand to another "lost child"