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Early bird price 14 euros All interviews are actually about the interviewers, You know that, right? Interviews are about the vanity of interviewers who think: you do talk to me. I am the one you open up to, the one to whom you can show your true self. I am the one with whom you come to insights that you didn't even know you had. A celebrated actress is about to make her first own film while an acclaimed journalist confronts her with questions and rumors. What starts as a friendly Q&A gradually derails into a game of proving oneself, shifting power dynamics, and fanatical attempts at unmasking. Despite all the revelations, it remains the question of how well we really get to know them. Does it remain that endless attempt to say something that wants to be honest or complete, but never is? How do you elicit what you are after? And who are you when the other determines your words? In the heyday of clickbait, Natali Broods and Katelijne Damen venture with feigned openness into the art of the in-depth interview. This is how they show what it essentially is: not a reciprocal exchange, but a form of self-sculpture and control – a thin layer of varnish over a chaotic life. From: Natali Broods, Willem de Wolf, and Katelijne Damen Scenografie and technique: Bram De Vreese Productie DE HOE With the support of the Flemish government