Fifteen-year-old Cas poses for his school’s trainee teacher and amateur photographer Jard. When he becomes painfully aware of the power imbalance between them, he seeks to reverse their dynamic.
Acting
Lou Goossens' silent resistance speaks volumes.
Cinematography
Every frame is a predator-prey study in composition.
Direction
De Maeseneer weaponizes 25 minutes like a feature runtime.
Director
Jasper De Maeseneer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jasper De Maeseneer cast Lou Goossens after seeing him in a student theatre production, specifically seeking non-professional teenage authenticity.
The camera literally becomes a character—De Maeseneer uses lens changes to mirror whose perspective owns the scene, switching from Jard's voyeuristic telephoto to Cas's wide-angle scrutiny.
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