Louis Kempeneers
2023
Belgium
French
Absurd | Live-action | Film School
20 minutes
On the road, Mona and Simon engage in a role-playing game. Through their characters, they confess things they had never admitted before and realize that, sometimes, journeys are not always happy.
MONA | Anaïs Aouat
SIMON | Edson Anibal
MONSIEUR RESTO-ROUTE | Philippe Uyttebroek
ENFANT | Romain Bucciarelli
1st Assistant director | Paul-Antoine Watillon
2nd Assistant director | Corentin Gigot
Script supervisor | Marine Franceschi
Director of photography | Julien Brablé
Cameraman | Santiago Lechaptois
1st Camera assistant | Hugo Malidin
2nd Camera assistant | Noé Michelet
Gaffers | Lucas Trovato, Adrien Decottignies ,Benjamin Dupret
Machnists | Noé Souchaud & Aixa Mangiacavalli
Sound | Nathan Delporte
Boom operator | Pierre-Alexandre Corbisier
Sound editing | Robin Debaisieux
Editing | Marwan Montel
Colorist | Hugo Malidin
Production Design | Clea Samson
Costume Design | Lena Borman
Makeup Design | Ilona De Coster
Original Music | Etienne Barrere
Filmschoolfest Munich
Brussel Short Film Festival
BREEDBEELD kortfilmfestival
BREEDBEELD kortfilmfestival - Audience Award
Louis Kempeneers was born in 1998 in Liege, Belgium. He completed his high school education in 2017, focusing on option courses in expressive arts. Subsequently, he pursued his studies at IAD (Institut des Arts de Diffusion) with a major in directing. During his first master's workshop, he co-directed Cléo et Max with another student, Solenn Crozon. La Balade des Gens Heureux is his graduation film.
This delightfully absurd romance, with its comedic and touching ups and downs, takes us on a journey of self-discovery where we often play roles and overlook our true selves.
