Stella, an actress on the sidelines, loses her ability to laugh after a brain injury. Without humour, she can no longer work, her life despairs her, she touches the bottom… Under the advice of her neurologist, she meets Frank, a geologist, driller/blaster in an exploitation, that suffers from the same syndrome. Martine DoyenPALACE – IN THE PRESENCE OF
Sandrine Blancke
STARRING
Sandrine Blancke
Sam Louwyck
Fiona Gordon
Dominique Abel
Marie-Pascale Dube
Pierre Nisse
DIRECTOR
Martine Doyen
PHOTOGRAPHY
Carl Rottiers
SOUND
Gauthier Hammer
Sarah Gouret
FILM EDITING
Martine Doyen
Frédérique Broos
MUSIC
PILOOT
PRODUCTION
Hélicotronc
Martine Doyen
Martine Doyen is a Belgian filmmaker who lives in Brussels. Since 1995 she has written and directed 4 short films. Her first long film Komma (2006) was selected for the “Semaine de la Critique” in Cannes. Since 2006 she has written, produced and directed experimental films: Tomorrow (2014) and Hamsters (2016).
FILMOGRAPHY
1998: Noël au balcon
2001: Pâques au tison (short)
2006: Komma (short)
2014: Tomorrow
2017: Hamsters
2018: Witz