Heleen Declercq
Brussels based director
SYNOPSIS
Girlhood wants to break the boundaries of the stereotypical concept of femininity. To that end, the maker returns to her childhood where she starts questioning herself about her short hair, missing bikini top and reckless tree climbing. The result of her personal search is a mosaic portrait of young people who each reflect a facet of herself as a young woman. A young woman in search of her personal definition of gender, her sexual orientation and its impact on her suroundings.
14 min
Colour
CREDITS
Director & Photography-Heleen Declercq
Edit - Judith Granville
Sound - Marieke Naessens, Neal Willaert
Color Grading - Frank Temmerman
Production Assistent - Dilay Samanli
Music - UNOS&Sinephro
FESTIVALS
2017 - Film Festival Gent
2017 – Internationaal Kortfilm Festival Leuven – Jury Price Best Documentary
2018 – Brussels Short Film Festival – Special mention
2018 – Sheffield Doc/fest
PRESS
Interview De Morgen: https://www.demorgen.be/film/-brussel-wordt-duisterder-b0c40543/
Review Kortfilm.be: http://www.kortfilm.be/recensie/girlhood
Review De Morgen: https://www.demorgen.be/film/tien-kort-films-voor-de-prijs-van-een-baead2f9/
Favourites of Belmodo: https://belmodo.be/nl/artikel/film-fest-gent-onze-5-favorieten_31767
Interview Film Fest Gent: http://www.filmfestival.be/nl/nieuws/genderproblematiek-boeit-afgestudeerden-op-filmscholen/15-10-2017/3349
Interview Kortfilm.be: http://www.kortfilm.be/interview/interview-heleen-declercq-girlhood
Interview Ritcs: http://mailchi.mp/f47921c60e6d/uitgelicht-heleen-declercq