Before We Go

Before we go

Jorge León, Belgium, 2014, HDV, Format diffusion : 1.77 (HDV 16:9), 82 minutes

Brussels, La Monnaie Opera House. Three people near the end of their lives meet with choreographers, actors and musicians. They take part in a unique experience which involves music, dance and silence. Their journey becomes a tribute to the fragility of the human condition, be- tween reality and representation, tragedy of the body and freedom of the spirit. Together they question their own relationship with death.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

This film is the result of decisive encounters with the residents of a palliative care centre in Brussels that welcomes terminal patients, avoiding the use of intensive medication. For some years now, the centre’s directors have been inviting me to host creative workshops. When I suggested exploring the theme of death to the residents, their strong support and commitment gave me the idea of making a film. I suggested leaving the therapeutic space for the Opera, an emblematic setting for tragic representation. Choreographer, actor and musician friends joined us and together we attempted to give shape to the ques- tions, hopes and fears that the end of life gives rise to... Before We Go is an intense journey into the heart of that experience.

• Directed by: Jorge León
• Screenplay: Jorge León
• Photography: Rémon Fromont, Jorge León, Thomas Schira
• Sound: Quentin Jacques
• Image editing: Marie-Hélène Mora
• Sound editing: Marie-Hélène Mora
• Mixing: Benoît Biral
• Languages: FR
• Subtitles: FR, EN
• Available formats: Beta Digital, Digital
• With: Simone Aughterlony, Walter Hus, Benoît Lachambre, Noël Minéo, Lidia Schoue, Meg Stuart, George Van Dam, Michel Vassart, Alex Verster, Thomas Wodianka
• Production: Dérives
• Coproduction: RTBF/Present Perfect/Les Films du Fleuve/Pillarbox a division of New Impact/CBA et avec l’aide du Centre du Cinéma de la FWB
• Coproduction workshop: CBA
• Festival promotion:

  CBA - promo@cbadoc.be

• Sales (interlational distribution):

  Thierry Detaille - ventes.cbawip.sales@gmail.comFilms de Force Majeure in France

• CBA
• Festival selections:

  FICVINA, Valparaiso (Chili) 09/16
  IBAFF, Murcia (Espagne) 03/16
  Festival Filmer le travail, Poitiers (France) 02/16
  Festival The Image Generator II, ExtraCity, Anvers (Belgique), 02/16
  InShadow 7 (Vo’Arte), Lisbonne (Portugal) 11/15
  Filmer à Tout Prix, Bruxelles (Belgique) 11/15
  Pool 15 Internationale TanzFilmPlattform Berlin (Allemagne) 09/15
  Portobello Film Festival, London (UK) 09/15
  Lima Independiente International Film Festival (Pérou) 06/15
  Dublin Dance Festival (Irlande) 05/15 Indie Lisboa (Portugal) 04/15
  Les Hivernales du Documentaire (France) 02/15
  Punto de vista, Pamplone (Espagne) 02/15
  DocPoint Helsinki (Finlande) 01/15
  First Look Festival, MoMI NY (USA) 01/15

• Awards:

  Festival Filmer le travail, Poitiers (France) 02/16 - Prix Restitution du travail contemporain
  Prix FIPRESCI de la critique internationale IndieLisboa 2015 (PT)
  Prix Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cerbère-Portbou - Punto de Vista 2015 (ES) 
  Prix du Film sur l'Art 2014 - ISELP, Bruxelles (BE)
  Prix du meilleur documentaire SACD/SCAM 2014 - Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
  Prix du Groupement National des Cinémas de Recherche 2014 - FIDMarseille
  Prix Renaud Victor 2014 - FIDMarseille (FR)

  
  
  

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