Trusses
"Trusses" is above all a parti pris: not telling the story of the construction of the Amal Amjahid building located on the edge of the canal in Molenbeek, but the one of four of its trusses, four metal structures that support the project designed by the architects of Bogdan & Van Broek, who became then protagonists of the film. The result is a surprising 8-minute film journey that takes us by river from the German border to Brussels city center.
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Jonathan OrtegatDirector
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Bogdan & Van Broek ArchitectsProducer
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Commune de Molenbeek Saint-JeanProducer
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In AdvanceProducer
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Thomas NocetoDOP
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Sébastien CalvezEditing
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Aurélien LebourgSound Editing
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Loup MormontMusic
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short
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Runtime:8 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:February 18, 2022
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Production Budget:8,750 EUR
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Country of Origin:Belgium
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Country of Filming:Belgium
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2:75
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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International film and architecture festivalPrague
Czech Republic
September 29, 2022
European Premiere
Official Selection -
Afragola Film FestivalNaples
Italy
November 22, 2022
Italian Premiere
Best Documentary Short -
Milano Design Film FestivalMilano
Italy
November 23, 2022
Official Selection -
No Ar Drone Film FestivalBelo Horizonte
Brazil
November 24, 2022
Brazilian Premiere
Best Documentary Short -
Architecture Design Art Film FestivalPalm Springs
United States
February 16, 2023
North American Premiere
Official Selection
Filmmaker and photographer of architecture and landscape, I was born in 1984 in Brussels where I currently live and work. After 6 years in Argentina, I returned to Belgium in 2014 with an intense experience in one of the world's largest megacities. As soon as I moved back home, film and photography became my way of reconnecting with my hometown. My collaborations with various architectural and urban planning firms in Brussels open me to a different interpretation of the image, one that reveals the layers that, over time, have shaped the landscape.
I spend a lot of time on the streets, refining my eyes and meeting the other person, the one who lives in the landscapes I document, those who leave their traces there. Naturally, my practice moves from a purely landscape work to a humanist work which, in addition to giving pride to the context, shows the use made of it by its users, achieving a balance between architectural and street documentary.