HÉLÈNE DE CARTIER
PROJECTS
Cartas a nuestras hijas
On est entre femmes
Written, Directed, and Edited
"On est entre femmes" is a poetic short film about two women, with an undefined relationship, sharing the same space for a brief moment. Exploring the shared bond of womanhood despite the power dynamics of their significant age gap.
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(Not published yet)
En-Nuit
Written, Directed, and Edited
En-Nuit is a short existentialist fiction created after the covid confinement, exploring the topic of boredom, solitude and Sartre's: 'L'enfer c'est les autres'.
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(Not published yet)
Good Girl
Directing, Cinematography and Editing
A short experimental film about women and the absurdity of what is expected of one. Frustration awakens when the sexualized and objectifying image of women are indoctrinated through social media.
Dragon Queen
Directing and Editing
- In loving memory of Jan Kratochvíl -
“I’m Jan or aka Stacey. What to tell about myself? A crazy kid, an impersonator, a wigmaker, a teacher… Just a freak!” - Jan Kratochvíl -
A documentary portrait about the 29 year old Czech, Drag performer (Stacey Lynn Gold) but also wig-maker, makeup artist and teacher Jan Kratochvíl. Jan openly offers an insight of the sacrifices he had to make and his wish to get rid of Stacey. Jan is determined to end his Drag career and to pursue his true passion!
Not only gives this documentary a taste of a typical Czech suburban Drag show and its audience, but mostly takes a look behind the curtain to see who is hiding behind the extravagant mask.
Initiations
Written, Directed, and Edited
Shot on 16mm, Initiations is an audiovisual erotic poem. A girl meets a boy in a Seurat river scene. Both are completely nude. From there on begins a playful seduction.
It is a new interpretation of 'The Fall'. Eve (Ilona) and Adam (Jean) are banned from the garden of eden as they leave their childhood behind.
Jean, a Cocteauesque figure, is for Ilona the trigger of discovering her sexual desires.
HÉLÈNE DE CARTIER
Filmmaker/Director
Production Assistent, Screenwriter, Editor, Lightning Technician
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Hélène de Cartier de Marchienne is born in Arendonk, Belgium in 1999. Over the years, she has collected experience in filmmaking, working on various sets across Europe. In 2018, she decided to study filmmaking FAMU in Prague, followed by LUCA school of arts in Brussels since 2020 and FUC in Buenos Aires. She is switching between fiction, hybrid and experimental documentary.
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She has acquired experience in lighting by working as electrician assistant, lighting technician and gaffer.