Jan Locus
Through photography and filmmaking, Jan LOCUS (1968, Belgium) studies the complexity of worldwide, socio-political issues such as inequality, poverty, conflict, religion, migration and the impact of industry on the environment. His work in photography has exhibited at FOMU Antwerp, Noorderlicht Photography Festival Groningen and De Brakke Grond Amsterdam among others and his films have screened at IFFR, DokFest Kassel and International Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
Filmography
(selection, all short) Garbage City (2013), Confusing Drum (2016), The Distance Between Us (2017), Murmur (2019)
More info: Jan Locus
Jan Locus op IFFR
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Murmur
Jan Locus, Stijn Demeulenaere | 10' | Belgium | World premiere (festival)
In the early morning, nature awakens to the sounds of the city. Urban bustle and birdsong merge into a familiar murmur. -
The Distance Between Us
Jan Locus | 32' | Belgium | World premiere
Audio letters of an immigrant family in Molenbeek bear witness to the pain and yearning of the ones who stayed behind. A haunted audiovisual mantra.