Sons of No One

Hans
Vannetelbosch

I was born on march 4th 1985 in Leuven Belgium. My mother worked as a nurse in the hospital I was born and my father was a practitioner in the town I grew up in called Wespelaar. I always think of myself as growing up in front of a tv watching American movies dreaming of one day making movies myself. In September 2017 I attained my Masters Degree in Audivisual Arts at the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. In the last two years at LUCA, I made three short films which I consider to be my student trilogy based on a variety of social issues. In this trilogy I was able ot discover my own voice and style of filmmaking. Patient is a shortfilm about the mistreatment of nurses by the very patient they are trying to help. A statement about social hierarchies and the subtle abuses of power that can come with it. Penitence tells the story of forgiveness, acceptance and the stigmatization of the incarcerated. It puts into question how heavy past actions can weigh in on the rest of one’s entire life. My final film I made at LUCA was Sons of No One. An allegorical telling of the abuse of power set in a juvenile detention centre where an educator faces of against a mistreating guard. The film had its world premiere at Film Fest Ghent where it won The Public Choice Award of the Student Competition. Later the film went on to being selected at The International Short Film Festival Leuven where it won VAF Wildcard. It got picked up by both Radiator IP Sales for international distribution as well as Dalton for national distribution. Recently the film made it to the finals of the Student Academy Awards. I was very honored to be among the last 8 international students in this category. Currently I am in development of a new script for a new short film project which is made possible because of the budget I received from the Wildcard. With this new film I wish to again tackle another social issue, this time being the differences and gaps between the rich and the poor.

Eva works at a juvenile correctional center fighting for what she believes is right. Do her co-workers? The story of abuse of power against those weaker

This film screens as part of the programZlín Dog - Student Live-action Films 2.