Film Archive

Extended Reality 2023

Draw for Change: We Exist, We Resist

Mariana Cadenas Sangronis
Maremoto is a young Mexican illustrator and visual creator, but first and foremost a sensible artist. We follow her daily fight against sexism, fear and anxiety.
2023
Filmstill Draw for Change: We Exist, We Resist
Filmstill Draw for Change: We Exist, We Resist

Draw for Change: We Exist, We Resist

Draw for Change: Existimos, resistimos
Mariana Cadenas Sangronis
Extended Reality 2023
XR
Belgium
2023
15 minutes
Spanish,
English,
French,
Dutch
Femicides are daily in Mexico. We follow Maremoto in her fight against sexism, fear and anxiety. She is an illustrator and visual creator, but first and foremost a sensible artist. This VR experience is inspired by her art, her search for identity, her self-empowerment, her way of making herself and others aware of their own bodies and of finding allies in the struggle for change.
Lars Rummel

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Concept
Mariana Cadenas Sangronis
Producer
Evelien De Graef, Hanne Phlypo, Michel Denis, Kris De Boeck, Patrick Vandenbroeck
Production Company
Clin d’oeil films, Castar, Benuts Flanders
Animation
Camille Chailloux, Eline Mollet, Daaf Wouters
VR Developer
Nicolas Corson, Jonathan Massin, Milan Gerard, Pierre Lacasse
VFX Artist
Boris Gortz, Manon Martin
Sound Design
Walter Fiorini
Key Collaborator
Mar Maremoto
Director
Mariana Cadenas Sangronis
Cinematographer
Jimi Abidts
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Drijf
Levi Stoops
International Competition Animated Film 2023
Animated Film
Belgium
2023
15 minutes
Dutch
Subtitles: 
English
She and him, naked on the holiday seas in the bright sun. It may sound idyllic, but it is hell for Aurora and Jeremy. In search of funny dolphins, the two are paddling without orientation in the limitless expanse of water, no land in sight. Complete with dangers from above and below in the shape of heat and sharks. And at the centre of events is a near-defunct relationship. The roles are well-practised and grating, uptight lust is satisfied only solo.

Instead of roaring waves, it is above all the relentless silence of the sea surrounding them that provides the tension of the film. It is occasionally released in brilliant miniatures, for example a witty argument, or clumsy physical comedy. Another time, we are shocked by action-filled horror moments triggering absurd chain reactions. Whether it is the glaring light on the brutally calm water and the clueless couple, the visual fumes of decay one can almost smell, or a super dynamic dive – Levi Stoops’ direction is magnificent and timed with utmost precision.
André Eckardt

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Director
Levi Stoops
Script
Levi Stoops
Cinematographer
Camiel Hermans, Sarah Menheere, Karolien Raeymaekers, Levi Stoops
Editor
Levi Stoops
Producer
Annemie Degryse
Sound
Paulo Rietjens, Arnout Colaert
Sound Design
Paulo Rietjens
Score
Mick Lemaire
Animation
Camiel Hermans, Sarah Menheere, Karolien Raeymaekers, Levi Stoops
World Sales
Annabel Sebag
Nominated for: mephisto 97.6 Audience Award