LUCA School of Arts

Kenneth struggles with Multiple Sclerosis and still keeps it hidden from those around him. During a football game he faces a tipping point.

Suffering from insomnia, Arta develops a hobby of collecting pictures of other people sleeping. One night the girl accidentally locks herself out of the house and is forced to spend the night in the streets, dressed in pyjamas.

In intimate close-ups the camera captures an idyllic scene that seems to belong to a different era.

Lands Of Steel is a self-reliant CGI-animated movie, revolving around a solitary robot's odyssey through an uninhabited city in search of the Infected. However, in its journey, the robot finds itself contemplating the remnants of the once-thriving human world, which still lingers in certain aspects. Along the way, the robot confronts a myriad of dangers and wonders, stirring genuine emotions it never thought possible. The story delves into profound themes, including war and genocide, seen through the lens of a mindless robot, the timelessness of nature, and the exploration of moral complexities between what is good and bad.

This short re-tells the real life tale of the director as an exchange student in Rotterdam. Upon his arrival, he quickly develops a rivalry with his roommate's cat. This coupled with the trials of the city and art school will prove this exchange to be tougher than expected.

Combining animation, live action and photogrammetry, this intensely personal document tackles with the universal subject of grief. An audiovisual reflection on the tension between photography and animation, death and digital reality, and the ghostly nature of space.

Short film mainly inspired by the Stijn Streuvels novella 'Het leven en dood in den ast' (Life and Death in the Oasthouse).

Husband and wife Paul and Rachel are going through a difficult time. A year after the loss of their daughter, Paul still hasn't been able to come to terms with it and is acting distant. Every time Rachel tries to get closer, he flees to his office, where he is working on his latest book. When Paul is away one day, Rachel decides to investigate. Her worst fears come true as she begins to doubt her own sanity more and more.

Emil is a photographer. He loves photos, he lives photos. Transponder explores his photographic obsession with both observed objects and personal experiences. Emil's life, his present as well as his memories of love and encounters, are captured as a sequence of pictures taken with a camera.

If you had the choice to breathe again, would you take it?

'Get Ripped' centers on the encounters of the twenty year old Niko and a personal trainer. Though they meet daily at their gym, contact remains indifferent and silent. As Niko's efforts yield results, a game of manipulation unfolds. 'Get Ripped' exposes the mental decay of a young man set to transform his body.

Alma always felt distant from her roots. Through separations and growth, Alma will learn to connect with her shadow and thus feel connected to her identity.

Underneath the searchlight of Amelands lighthouse, three teenage girls called Indy, Emma and Myrte are finding their way into adulthood. Nature is a familiar stranger, just like Indy’s older cousin who takes the girls fishing and takes drunken joy rides in the dunes.

Was the Brussels Innovation fire (1967) just a dramatic accident or was there more going on? Through exclusive interviews and edited archival material, a conspiracy theory is constructed in which the CIA and some property developers are assigned important roles. Despite the frivolous mysticism, there are many truths in this mockumentary!