North American Premiere
Set in 19th-century Liverpool, a corpse with neither name nor past is on trial.
Elaine Collins, Vicenç Altaio, Johan Opstaele, Sheila Breen Rickerby, Margaret O’Kell, Brian Philips, Terry Briscoe
Belgium
2025
In English and French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Clyde Gates, Dorian Jespers, Jules Reinartz
Screenwriter
Raphaël Meyer, Dorian Jespers
Cinematography
Arnaud Alberola
Editor
Charles Dhondt, Liyo Gong, Ariane Boukerche, Omar Guzman
Production Design
Lucie Beauvert
Dorian Jespers
Dorian Jespers, born 1993 in Brussels, Belgium, is a filmmaker trained at INSAS, KASK, and Le Fresnoy. His short film Sun Dog (2020), inspired by a surreal journey in the Russian Arctic, won over 20 awards worldwide, including the main prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Sun Dog was named Short Film of the Year 2020 by the Short Film Conference; qualified for the Ensors, European Film Awards, and Academy Awards; and was screened at the MoMA, ICA London, and Garage Moscow, among others.
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