Fragments of the Mind

These diverse films make the invisible tangible and the subcutaneous discussable. They shed light on the theme of mental health and mental well-being. The compilation is followed by a post-discussion in collaboration with JAC Leuven, Overkop Leuven and CAW Oost-Brabant. The post-screening discussion is moderated by Flor Houter, a relief worker at JAC, and gives the floor to directors Jan Maes and Michel van Daele (Moineau), as well as Amanda Adam, a researcher in culture and education at UGent.\n\nMoineau - Jan Maes, Michel Van Daele (fiction, 23 min)\nThree childhood friends travel to Provence to party and climb the Mont Ventoux. What was meant to bring them closer together reveals their inability to talk about an incident that still weighs heavily on them.\n\nCold Bathroom - Eleni Aerts (animation, 6 min)\nA woman has a frog inside her, which claims more and more space.\n\nCoffee in Lourdes - Kyoko Scholiers (fiction, 20 min)\nAfter not having contact for forty years, Sol meets his old friend Dicky to clear up an incident from the past. Time is precious, because Dicky's death is scheduled for tomorrow.\n\nCanned - Hasse Van Overbeke (animation, 6 min)\nIn this symbolic representation of anorexia, young Sam seeks comfort in a fishbowl as an escape from bullying.\n\nWho am I, when I awake? - Lize Cuveele (documentary, 27 min)\nWhen therapy and medication no longer bring relief in severe depressions, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) opens up a possible new perspective on recovery. Mie and Tine have been struggling with their depression for years and are now pinning all their hopes on this intense treatment.\n\nSpecifically for Cinema ZED Hasselt Documentairemaker and colleague Lize Cuveele tells us more about her film Who am I, when I awake?