Okaeri
“I was looking for an answer, but now I just don't want to forget. Piece by piece I lose parts of my memories. A whole day is reduced to an evening. An evening to a moment. And a moment to one still image. That is all I remember. That image, and the feeling I had.”
The first time I went to Japan I didn’t leave Tokyo. I fell in love with the city at once. Six months later I went back to live there for a longer period of time. I was looking for an answer to what seemed like a simple question: Where does it feel like home? Ancient Japanese beliefs say humans come from water. I wanted to see if I could change too, if I could change my shape and adapt to my surroundings. Okaeri is the word my roommates shouted every time I entered the front door, it means ‘welcome home’.
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Axelle LenaertsDirector
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Axelle LenaertsDirector of Photography
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Axelle LenaertsEditor
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:travelogue, essay film
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Runtime:24 minutes 9 seconds
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Completion Date:June 19, 2019
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Country of Origin:Belgium
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Country of Filming:Japan
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Language:English, Japanese
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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BREEDBEELD kortfilmfestivalAntwerp
Belgium
November 8, 2019
Belgian première -
International Ethnographic Film Festival OKOonline festival
Ukraine
September 12, 2020
graduated at KASK Ghent in 2019, master in liberal arts
filmmaker, photographer and mixed media artist