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Burning Clouds: two figures walk past an empty office building under sodium streetlight at night

Burning Clouds

directed by Yentl De Baets

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Synopsis

On a long winter night, a passing meteorite connects a wandering young woman, a burned-out factory worker, and an unemployed young man. A portrait of the night and the people in it.

Format
Fiction
Role
Cinematographer
Director
Yentl De Baets

Stills

Burning Clouds: a woman stands in the warm lit entrance hall of an apartment block at night
Burning Clouds: a long haired young woman checks a wall of metal mailboxes in a dim hallway
Burning Clouds: a lone figure descends a wide stairway between buildings under street lamps at night
Burning Clouds: a deserted graffiti covered corner of a dark office building at night
Burning Clouds: seen from above, a figure crosses a foggy street lit by a single lamp
Burning Clouds: a shuttered checkered entrance of a stone building on an empty night street
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Burning Clouds: fluorescent panels glow under the curved canopy of a metro entrance at night
Burning Clouds: profile of a young woman with long hair in cool blue night light
Burning Clouds: a young woman and a young man walk side by side along a dark stone wall
Burning Clouds: a silhouette shows through a translucent shower curtain in a warm dim bathroom
Burning Clouds: a young woman and an older man share fries at a late night snack bar table
Burning Clouds: a man lies asleep on the bench of a glowing bus shelter at night

Credits

Director
  • Yentl De Baets
Cast
  • Melody van Gompel
  • Karam Asoos
  • Youri Dirckx
Assistant Director
  • Nicole Tegelaars
  • Frank van den Bogaart
  • Jules Mathôt
Cinematographer
  • Victor Maes
1st Assistant Camera
  • Jan-Willem Rouwhorst
  • Michiel Lateur
  • Robbe Vandekeere
2nd Assistant Camera
  • Rhomi Martens
  • Nelle Verweirder
Gaffer
  • Wouter van Achte
Spark
  • Fenna Maas
VFX
  • Elke D'haese
Sound Recording
  • Lucas Magotteaux
  • Warre van Ingelghem
Sound Editing
  • Michel Coquette
Sound Mix
  • Patrick Hubart
Music
  • Gone Icon
Art Director
  • Daphne Gort
Art Dresser
  • Martijn van de Wiele
Make-up
  • Marlies van Rompay
  • Inez Kockelberg
Caretaker
  • Kurt de Baets
Covid Police
  • Cato Catteeuw
Camera equipment
  • Camalot Belgium
Lighting equipment
  • Lites

Festivals

  • International Short Film Festival Leuven (BE)
  • FEST New Directors New Films Festival (PT)
  • BREEDBEELD Short Film Festival (BE)
  • Pune International Film Festival (IN)
  • SubTropical Independent Film Festival (TW)
  • SWIFF Impact Film Festival (US)
  • Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (FR & DE)
  • Blow-up Film fest Chicago (US)

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