Les enfants de la mer/mère

Ostend's Ibis is a boarding school for boys who come from troubled homes or who have behavioural problems. Many of these children are missing one of the most important elements of childhood: the warmth of their families, but together they form a community. They eat together, sloop together and all wear the same maritime uniform. Because their home lives often lack structure, the school tries to provide them with an environment where norms and conventions are clearly defined. The youngest group of boys give their personal and often innocent impressions of the school and their own homes. Even though each of them has a story, they also have a story in common.

Duration
26 minutes

Trailer

TRAILER LES ENFANTS DE LA MER/MERE from annabel verbeke on Vimeo.

AWARDS
CANVAS LICHTPUNT Belgium
VAF- WILDCARD Belgium
best short documentary Sehsüchte Germany
BEST DOCUMENTARY Kavalan shortfilmfest Taiwan
KID’S LAND AWARD Kavalan shortfilmfest Taiwan
Le grand prix Charleroi Festimages Belgium
3RD place Cilect Czech Republic
FICC award Etiuda & Anima Poland
Special mention Sedicicorto Italy

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

2010
official selection IDFA, Amsterdam The Netherlands
official selection Filmfestival Oostende Belgium
official selection het Grote Ongeduld Belgium
official selection Charleroi Festimages Belgium

2012
official selection Doxa Filmfestival, Vancouver Canada
official selection Docville, Leuven Belgium
official selection Sehsüchte Filmfestival, Potsdam. Germany
official selection Kavalan shortfilm festival Taiwan
official selection SIFF mobile, Shanghai China
official selection Belgesel documentary Festival, Istanbul Turkey
official selection Beijing first filmfestival China
official selection DOK, Sedicicorto Italy
official selection Etudia & Anima- Krakow Poland
official selection Rencontres Henri Langlois, Poitiers France

2012
official selection Go Short, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
official selection Full Frame Documentary, Durham, U.S.A.