RACINES LOINTAINES
Belgien 2002 – Director: Pierre-Yves Vandeveerd – Original language: Frenchpulaar, hassanya – Subtitles: English – Length: 75 min.
"I travelled across Mauritania to find a tree that I saw from my window in Belgium. It wasn't a mythical tree, but rather one that could be anywhere. On my way, I met men and women who shared their perception of this quest and in doing so, in a roundabout way they shared some of their visions of the world and of existence. For some, my tree was the sign from the spirits, of the invisible or a call from light. For others, it was the symbol of a history, a culture or the end of a period in time. For yet others, it was a tree that you see only when you get lost ... "
Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd
This documentary is a poetic journey in search of elsewhere and in search of other ways of thinking.
English/Original Title: Faraway Roots. Writer: Pierre Yves Vandeveerd. Camera: Phillipe Guilbert. Sound: Jean-Luc Fichefet. Editing: Phillipe Boucq. Music: Psychic TV. Production: Cobra Films. Producer: Eric Smeesters. International Sales: Gsara

