Jessica Woodworth
Still: LukaJessica Woodworth (1971, USA) is a Belgian-American film director, screenwriter and producer based in Belgium. Her previous fiction feature films are Khadak (Venice Lion of the Future), Altiplano (Cannes Semaine), The Fifth Season (Venice Competition), King of the Belgians (Venice Orizzonti) and The Barefoot Emperor (Toronto), made with Peter Brosens. These films screened in over 350 festivals and won over 70 awards. Jessica grew up between Belgium, Switzerland and the US. She gives workshops for actors and directors, has been on juries worldwide and is a frequent mentor for film students. Her most recent filmLuka had its world premiere at IFFR 2023.
Filmography
Urga Song (1999, doc), The Virgin Diaries (2001, doc), Khadak (2006, co-dir), Altiplano (2009, co-dir), La cinquième saison/The Fifth Season (2010, co-dir), King of the Belgians (2016, co-dir), The Barefoot Emperor (2019, co-dir), La flotte (2022, short), Luka (2023)
More info: Wikipedia, Jessica Woodworth(in Dutch)
Jessica Woodworth at IFFR
La cinquième saison
94'
Belgium
IFFR 2013
King of the Belgians
94'
Belgium
IFFR 2017
The Barefoot Emperor
Politics becomes absurdist theatre in this sequel to festival hit King of the Belgians – understated humour and refreshing satire.
98'
Belgium
IFFR 2020
Luka
Jessica Woodworth's fantasia of post-truth lunacy perhaps reflects the present more closely than is comfortable.
94'
Belgium
IFFR 2023