Christina Vandekerckhove
Still: RabotChristina VANDEKERCKHOVE graduated with distinction from Audiovisual Arts at KASK with the documentary Home video 53, which won the Viewpoint documentary award that year and received rave reviews in the press. She has since worked as a freelancer director, mainly for television and theatre. Her first documentary feature Rabot (2017) won the Audience Award at Ghent Film Festival, the Scam Scenario Award at Millenium Festival in Brussels, the Ensor for Best Documentary and the Social Film Award. De Bond Van Belgische Journalisten ranked Rabot among the five best films released in 2018. Mia (2020) was selected for the International Short Film competition at Ghent Film Festival and the Flemish competition of the 2020 Leuven Short Film Festival, where it received the Humo Award. She also worked for Eén, De Wereldvrede and Lecter Scripted Media on the series Lockdown, where 12 directors were asked to make a short film. Stella was the result and it was screened in the autumn of 2020 on Eén.
Filmography
Home Video (2001, short doc), De nada (2015, TV doc), Randall Casaer (2016, TV dco), Rabot (2017, doc), Stella (2020, short)
Christina Vandekerckhove at IFFR
Milano
Milano tells the story of an eleven-year-old boy who cannot speak but can hear with hearing impairments. He must express himself using sign language. He’s raised by his father, who grew up in a youth institution and therefore, doesn’t really know how to raise a young kid. They live in a social compound near the city and try to make the most out of it. When he’s home alone, Milano goes to Renée. She’s a rich woman from the neighbouring residential area that works as a debt collector. When all of a sudden his mother appears again, Milano and his father have to look for a new balance.
105'
Belgium
CM 2021
Rabot
93'
Belgium
IFFR 2018