Do you hear the wind in the pine trees?
- Runtime39 min
- DirectorAxelle Lenaerts
- GenreDocumentary
- Released2024
“I had become good at saying goodbye to things, places and people. Until he disappeared. Suddenly saying goodbye felt like something entirely new.”
A young Belgian woman returns to Japan to gain insight and find peace in her past relationship with her Japanese ex-lover. She travels around Japan, observing nature as the seasons change. She is guided by the richness of the Japanese vocabulary, which has many words to describe the transience of nature and emotions that have no equivalent in Dutch or English. If she can accept this transience, she will be able to understand what happened to their love.
Written & Directed by AXELLE LENAERTS
with AKAZAWA KANJI | MORI ISSEI| NAGOYA MEGUMI
Producer STEVEN DHOEDT | Production Manager Japan NAKAZAWA NAO |
Cinematography AXELLE LENAERTS | Additional Camera & Sound NAKAZAWA NAO | Editor RIK CHAUBET AXELLE LENAERTS| Sound design GILLIS VAN DER WEE | Mixing GILLIS VAN DER WEE RAF ENCKELS | colourist CHIARA PONTUALI | illustration design AXELLE LENAERTS | Casting & Translation NOMIYA YUUKI | Post-Production Facilities SONDR
A VISUALANTICS production
supported by FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF) I THE TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH FLANDERS TAX SHELTER
- Runtime39 min
- DirectorAxelle Lenaerts
- GenreDocumentary
- Released2024