LUCAgraduates Bachelor Film Brussels 2025

Ontdek de Bachelor afstudeerprojecten van de filmstudenten van het departement Audiovisuele Kunsten Campus Sint-Lukas Brussel.

OUR GRADUATES

Aio Lueders: 'Der Erste Eintrag'

'The First Entry' is an experimental meditation on memory, legacy, and the invisible threads between generations. Through fragmented diary entries—spoken in German by a grandson and Japanese by his grandfather—the film weaves together their separate yet echoing lives. Shot in Tokyo, Okinawa, and Brussels, the footage oscillates between delicately composed images and raw home-movie glimpses, anchored by the diaristic voices. 'The First Entry' rejects traditional narrative to instead evoke the way memories resurface: in flashes, unbidden, and with the weight of what’s left unsaid.

Experimental fiction | 2025 | 11:30 | in ENG > ENG

Ana Balao Da Cruz: 'Pai, quando eu for grande, quero viver em Lisboa'

“Pai, quando eu for grande, quero viver em Lisboa” is a personal and essayistic documentary by a young Belgian-Portuguese filmmaker struggling with questions of origin, home, and future. In an attempt to understand her desire to move to Portugal, she travels to Lisbon to visit her father — a man who once did the exact opposite: he left Portugal to give his children a better future in Belgium. What follows is an intimate portrait of a father-daughter relationship, a migration story in reverse, and a search for identity. Through gentle observation and honest dialogue—between sister, AI, and father—the film explores what it truly means to come home: in a language, a city, and a past that was never entirely yours

Experimental documentary | 2025 | 15:17 | in NL & PT > ENG

Anna de Rijk: 'Aards'

‘Earthly’ follows the actions of a group of farmers at the organic farm Perkuus at the border of Brussels with the country side. The physical and repetitive work forms a rhythm throughout the film and stands in contrast with our modern day reality: living with digitals screens and with our minds elsewhere than in our physical world. The film explores the relation between land and people and looks at a place where people find more connection to land, where their food comes from and their own physical presence while the sun is quietly causing a very dry season.

Documentary | 2025 | 15:14 | in NL > ENG

Anna van Zundert: 'Saudade'

The film is a portrait of Billie moving abroad, isolating themselves from their (ex-)partner, as well as physically isolating themselves more and more in their room, only going outside when it’s dark. The film is filmed with handycam footage Billie mad themselves, first outside, located in Porto, and later it is solely through the window of their room. There are also videocalls with their (ex-)partner, filmed via webcam. Billie is working on a play in Porto, which contains a Hamlet soliloquy, which they read aloud at a low point, relating it to themselves.

Experimental fiction | 2025 | 13:24 | in ENG > ENG

Anne-Laure Maegherman: 'De groetjes aan Damocles,'

A 20-year-old film student is confronted with a recently discovered terminal familial illness that hangs over her head like the sword of Damocles. She addresses her future self through various perspectives to determine her relationship with the sword, and the relationship between the sword and the topical issues surrounding her.

Experimental documentary | 2025 | 15:29 | in NL > ENG

Audrey Bruyninckx: 'J'ai perdu mes clés'

An off-beat portrait of a woman on a quest for connection during one sleepless night in Brussels. She needs a friend, but settles for strangers.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:00/19:00 | in FR > ENG

Aurore Hazée: 'Last night I dreamt'

'Last night I dreamt' invites audiences to immerse themselves in the landscapes of dreams, shaped by snippets of everyday life: sounds, places, memories. This experimental short film explores the resonances between lived spaces and dream territories. Regular breathing, evocative of deep sleep, plunges the viewer into the subconscious universe of a dreamer, through whose eyes the experience unfolds. Lost without being a stranger, the dreamer evolves in a familiar world where her voice struggles to find an echo, and her every gesture seems out of sync with the ambient pulse. Between emotional floating and diffuse strangeness, alienation and isolation permeate her presence.

Experimental documentary | 2025 | 12:14 | in ENG > ENG

Ayoub El Ouali: 'NEST'

'NEST' follows the story of a young boy who spends a weekend at his fathers house. The father, eager to win big, becomes fixated on a promising pigeon in an upcoming pigeon race. He loans money from a shady character, but when the pigeon fails to return, he finds himself in deep trouble. As the situation spirals out of control, the film reveals a complex web of responsibility and care within the father-son relationship.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:00 | in NL > ENG

Bavo Geldhof Leenknegt: 'In Den Vrede'

A group of actors play in a serial episode of the sitcom: 'At Peace' as an unknown disaster happens in the outside world. In the sitcom the performers play as a divers, eccentric friendgroup trying to save their failing pub. The actors try to cling onto their role as a means to escape reality, but the situation becomes too drastical and one by one they fall out of their role. The set and decor also becomes affected by the situation, the lamps begin to flickers, the decor moves and the lighting changes. What ensues is a inert charade of seeming normality in which some actors try to remain composed while others freeze in fear. Ultimately the film itself begins to corrupt and glitch, the sound cuts away at some points, the montage is sloppy and the noise of the image files begins to show. The actors stay in the studio, unable to run, still desperatly holding up the illusion, even tho the acting has stopped.

Experimental fiction | 2024-2025 | 15:00 | in NL > ENG

Chryssa Zerva: 'This Is Really Good for Us'

A commercial for an organic supermarket is being filmed in a small Brussels studio. The crew is tired, and the schedule behind. Rudi, a new intern, tries to stay useful while navigating orders. A chicken, the subject for the commercial is placed on a pedestal infront of a greenscreen. The production moves slowly. Equipment malfunctions, communication is not happening, and safety concerns are ignored. People complain, but no one intervenes. Midway through the shoot, a crew member falls from an unstable ladder. The set goes quiet. An ambulance is called. The director calls the producer to discuss details. Production is shut down, which, somehow, turns out to be financially beneficial for the director and producer. Crew members pack up and leave. Rudi forgets her phone and comes back into the studio where she finds the chicken, left behind. She is unsure of what to do next.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 12:00 | in NL, FR, ENG > ENG

Dirkje Bedaux: 'NEST'

'Fake It Until You’ve Made It' is a mockumentary about a “young” film student that desperately wants to make a film, but her ideas are a bit too ambitious for the budget she has (which is none). The main character Dirkje Bedaux is full of ideas but lacks in execution. She thinks big, but isn’t able to realize that her vision is a bit too unrealistic. She starts the film pitching her ideas to the camera, writing them down on a whiteboard. They don’t make a lot of sense and have quite the absence of story. After presenting her so-called film to the rest of the class, they hit her with a harsh truth that she might be thinking too big. She shrugs them off and keeps going.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 12:58 | in NL > ENG

Donna Hollebeek: 'Firenze, arrivo!'

Two young women, Roaya and Carol, leave Pisa behind one night and take the last train to Florence. Both have recently moved to Italy to study, and on Roaya’s birthday, they decide to go in search of adventure in the big city. 'Firenze, arrivo!' is an intimate portrait of friendship and connection between two girls who are each trying, in their own way, to put down roots in a new country. What begins as a lighthearted nighttime outing gradually unfolds into a layered exploration of belonging, identity, and the search for a sense of home.

Documentary | 2025 | 13:41 | in EN > ENG

Elko Van Raemdonck: 'Umwelt'

A young cartographer comes across a mysterious cave during his expedition, a place that resists his attempts to chart it. What begins as a rational effort to map the cave slowly transforms into a psychological struggle, as he is forced to confront the limits of his own knowledge and power.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:00

Gina Lopes Cardozo: 'Op zoek naar het noorderlicht'

'In Search of the Northern Lights' is a personal road documentary about mother Diana and daughter Gina, who travel to Sweden together in the hope of seeing the northern lights. After a tough year, they decide to go on an adventure together. Diana is a weather presenter and knows the science behind the natural phenomenon: once every 11 years, the sun reaches a peak in activity, where electrically charged particles reach Earth and the northern lights become visible. In 2025, that solar activity is still high, but this will decrease again in the coming years. 'In search of the northern lights' is a film about the desire for grip in a world that is hard to control.

Documentary | 2025 | 14:52 | NL > ENG

Gustave Muhozi: 'there is no bridge'

"there is no bridge" is a 2 channel video installation about dissociation, word games and the contrast/blending between the outer and inner world of a person.

Installation/Video Art | 2025 | 19:43 | ENG

Helena Taghon: 'Iets Tussen Ons'

In a small village in the Flemish Ardennes, student Lola and her mother Sanne are having a fierce argument in the car on their way home. This causes Lola, when they arrive home, to grab her bike and cycle into the night. She decides to visit an old friend at the local bar and dances all the emotions out of her body. Seeing a friend from her youth, the dancing and the sweating cause flashbacks of her youth, all night long. Even more, they bring her back to the origin of her angry outbursts and to the pattern of escaping to peace. This brings her to her mother Sanne, to their similarities and to a specific place in nature where Sanne went when she, when Lola was still young, had such a fit of rage. That is where Sanne used to calm down and Lola would find her after such moments.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 13:00 | NL > ENG

Hella Schröder: 'Le Langage'

When Béatrice, a retired piano teacher, is struck by Alzheimer's, piano playing becomes the bridge that fosters a new, complex relationship with her granddaughter and student Jeanne. It deepens their bond, creating a unique, intense and intimate connection when words become difficult.

Narrative nonfiction | 2025 | 14:50 | NL > ENG

Henri Delville: 'Cecile'

A 50-year-old, CEO, career woman who doesn’t show up on her first day at her new job, decides to stay home in bed and goes into conversation with her cleaning lady. Driven by existential questions, she talks about the distance she feels towards her work and family.

Experimental fiction| 2025 | 15:00 | FR > ENG

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Jeanne Dubé: 'Eternal Spread'

Jill, a 10-year-old girl, wakes up one morning to find her beloved pet, Helmut, gone. At school, she joins her friends in an esoteric game—a "spirit-calling" ritual—desperate to reconnect with him. When the real world offers no answers, she turns to Bizoocross, a strange video game where she uploads fragments of her life to interact with digital avatars. Through conversations with these spectral entities (including Helmut’s pixelated double), Jill grapples with the afterlife, the nature of loss, and the boundaries between memory and reality. As the game’s illusions fray, she confronts a painful truth: some connections transcend physical presence, but grief demands acceptance.

Experimental fiction | 2025 | 13:30 | FR > ENG

Jens Cottenie: 'Everyday, at seven'

'Everyday, at Seven' follows the people who gather and lead daily protests in solidarity with Palestine. This short documentary offers a glimpse into the different voices and tensions that shape these everyday gatherings in the center of Brussels. By following multiple participants, the film captures the energy and passion that flow from person to person — a mix of hope, unity, and frustration. Our determination is tested by outside forces seeking to disrupt or silence them, but the collective spirit remains unshaken and keeps the movement alive.

Documentary | 2025 | 14:04 | ENG, FR, AR > ENG

Jesse de Bruijn: 'jacht'

A ten-year-old boy befriends a young girl on a campsite. We follow them during one day as they get to know each other, before shyness gets in between them. The film is about the difficulty of making friends and getting out of your own way, a certain type of loneliness.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 13:08 | NL, FR, TR > ENG

Laura Van den Eede: 'In Memoria di Luce Effimera '

'In Memoria di Luce Effimera' is a hybrid, experimental documentary that follows a mother and daughter on a journey to find memories of fireflies that were once abundant in rural areas of Northern Italy. What begins as a simple quest becomes a layered reflection on loss, ecological disappearance, and generational memory. The film explores how we remember what we lose in ourselves, in nature , and in history. It is an ode to what no longer glows, and a quiet celebration of what’s to come.

Experimental documentary | 2025 | 15:28 | IT > ENG

Liam Patuzzi: 'Märzwasser'

In her sixties, Ingrid – a German teacher and the filmmaker’s mother – finds herself at a major turning point. After the painful end of a 40-year marriage, she has just moved into a small apartment in a village near Merano, the northern Italian town where she’s built a family over the last four decades. This new rental apartment marks the beginning of a quieter, uncertain, but hopeful chapter.

Documentary | 2025 | 14:59 | DE, IT > ENG

Lucas Nonneman: 'l'objet l'objet l'objet a'

Three faceless objects wander in an endless cadence through a desolate industrial landscape - stripped of any form of recognisable individuality. Driven by a desire that will never be fulfilled, they become caught up in an endless search without anything found. In their reflection, we recognise ourselves: as spectators, we are swept up in an experience in which meaning constantly escapes us while our urge for it only increases, and identification with the objects becomes inevitable. An invitation to total surrender to the unknown, the intangible in confrontation with our own urge for explanation.

Experimental film | 2025 | 15:00

Louise Marlein: 'Men bewandelt twee sporen maar het heeft geen baat'

Leila, a twenty-three-year-old hypochondriac, lives in a small flat in bustling, anonymous Brussels. An obsession with cataclysmic variable stars leaves her with only one thing to think about: existence. The obsession magnifies her fear of death, and after swatting down a mosquito for the umpteenth time, she decides there is only one solution to avoid her fear: seeking eternal life.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | NL > ENG

Maggie Lung: '每次, 對於所有事情' (every time, for everything)

After eight years, a young woman returns to Hong Kong, where her father partly lives. When his health suddenly deteriorates, their time together turns into a period of care in his small house in a walled village. As she looks after him, the closeness of the space quietly reveals the emotional distance between them, and she is forced to confront her greatest fear: losing him.

Documentary | 2025 | 15:29 | Kantonees (CHS), NL > ENG

Mohamed El Hajjouti: 'Tawmat'

"Tawmat is a quiet, emotionally layered short film set in the Moroccan-Amazigh community of Brussels. Haron, the warm but absent older brother, returns home after 18 months away, just as his father lies near death. His younger brother, Moussa, who stayed behind, receives him with cold distance. Through still images, short flashbacks, and a deep sense of atmosphere, Tawmat explores grief, masculinity, and the quiet pain of reconciliation that almost happens, but not quite."

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | FR, TMZ, AR > ENG

Myrthe Gerdes: 'Candiru'

Candiru is an experimental fiction that explores queer desire, power dynamics, boundary between identities and perception. The film follows two women, Daria and Andrea, their meeting results in a quiet rupture from reality, creating a nonsensical world in which sensory and psychological space are more important than a clear narrative. The female gaze is central, acting as a method of power and authorship. The film invites the viewer into a space of ambiguity, moving between play and unease, tenderness and menace.

Experimental fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | FR > ENG

Naas Decoster: 'PULT'

Wolf, a ten-year-old boy, goes to a rehearsal with his dad, Raf, who is a brass band conductor. There, he walks around the building out of boredom and lack of attention from Raf. Wandering through the empty, dark hallways he goes further and further away from the concert hall, eventually ending outside the building. Wolf goes back into the rehearsal area, where tension has risen. Frustration builds up within Raf, who eventually snaps. Wolf is left feeling resentful towards his father. Once home Wolf is already asleep while Raf is still working downstairs. Somewhere in the streets outside someone starts practicing on the piano. Raf notices, puts down the sheet music and rests his eyes.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 14:35 | in NL > NL, ENG

Oscar Ogneux: 'Anywhere, Here'

'Anywhere, Here' is an exploration of the bond between mother and child, focusing on the experience of pregnancy that many people may not recognise. Through a dreamlike sequence, an intimate voice, reflections of a hospital room, and connecting imagery with nature, the installation opens doors to a deeper awareness of our lack of understanding regarding the complexities of birth and the creation of life.

Installation/Experimental documentary | 2025 | 15:00 | ENG > ENG

Pieter Crauwels: 'Glory Box'

A young man dresses up as a knight everyday to walk in the streets of modern-day Brussels. Slowly he becomes a social icon in the city as well as online through his livestream. Through his unclear intentions his neighbour gets obsessed with him, unaware of the role she will play in his ritual.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | FR > ENG

Rupert Demey: 'Big Kisses, ur little kitten'

As outside pressure forces reclusive Constantin out of his bubble, he begins to question not only his place in society, but his very human existence. Constantin, 20, lives alone in his cluttered Brussels apartment with his cat Prudence. With his studies on hold, he has come to live as a recluse. As money starts to run low, Constantin attempts to apply for a job at a local supermarket through an online self-tape. Dressed formally, he turns on his laptop camera. He tries time and again to embody the ideal candidate, but the whole thing feels wrong. ‘Big Kisses, ur little kitten’ explores neurodivergence, societal expectations and the search for identity and personal reinvention.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:00 | NL > ENG

Sem Cuypers: 'Interrail'

Ben and Eliah, two best friends, are travelling together around Europe. When arriving in Venice, tensions rise as their conflicting travel styles put their friendship to a test. The story unfolds twice, once from each of their perspectives, revealing how they experience their relationship differently. To fully enjoy their idyllic getaway, they must overcome their newly developed frustrations and find common ground.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 14:35 | NL > ENG

Silver Tjepkema: 'Heaven will wait'

'Heaven Will Wait' is een rauwe film die de kwetsbare en tegenstrijdige werkelijkheid van jonge vrouwen toont in een wereld die hun lichaam nog vaak reduceert tot object van verlangen. De film volgt een hechte vriendinnengroep in een stedelijke omgeving en verkent hun relatie tot hun lichaam, seks, mannen en elkaar. Aan de oppervlakte lijken ze assertief en onaantastbaar — jonge vrouwen die hun seksualiteit met zelfvertrouwen inzetten, balancerend op de rand van provocatie en grensverkenning. Maar onder die bravoure schuurt iets.

Narrative non-fiction | 2025 | 15:28 | NL > ENG

Veerle Meijaard: 'LE SOUS-SOL'

"Zeno, een jonge man, leeft in de verborgen gangen onder een metrostation. Zijn thuis is een verzameling gevonden voorwerpen op stations. Huiselijke voorwerpen die ooit verloren zijn door andere reizigers. In een wereld die hem niet erkent, creëert Zeno zijn eigen kleine universum, waarin de objecten hem de illusie van verbinding en veiligheid geven. Ze zijn zijn anker in de leegte, kleine tastbare herinneringen aan iets wat ooit menselijk was.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | FR & NL > ENG

Winner Kesse: 'Waɔka Wɔn Ho Abom'

Winner is a young woman, who wants to explore the world and what that means for her. She is ready to start laying down her own building blocks and write her own story, since moving to the city something in her changed. She doesn’t recognize herself anymore and begins a journey of self-discovery.

Documentary | 2025 | 15:29 | ENG,TWI > ENG

Yithro van Os: 'Us, now'

When Jeroen and Andreas bump into each other again in the cinema queue after a decade, they decide to reconnect. Walking through the sleepy streets of Brussels, they catch up, until morning comes and it is time to say goodbye.

Narrative fiction | 2025 | 15:29 | NL, FR, RO, PT, ES > ENG