2022 | Belgium | Documentary,Experimental,Short

Where I Learn to Breathe

  • English English, French 7 mins
  • Director | Elise Guillaume
  • Writer | Elise Guillaume
  • Producer | Elise Guillaume, Chloe Abrahams

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Through a confessional letter to a loved one, the lasting impacts of a mental illness on female fertility unfolds. As the fluidity of water and the body intertwine, the artist takes us on a journey towards healing as she enters into symbiosis with nature. Filmed in a Belgian nature reserve that overlooks on mass traffic coming in and out of the port of Antwerp, the film threads ecological & personal crises together. The reserve becomes synonyme of a womb, somewhat protected yet vulnerable to the ongoing impacts of climate change and the outer world.

The film’s soundscape was created using a variety of field recordings, some using hydrophones.

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