Luce and the Rock

Luce und der Felsen
Luce in the yellow coat, lives on a small island in the middle of the blue sea. Here, everything always goes the same way. Until a rock ball monster detaches itself from the mountain one evening and begins making life more confusing. Courageously, Luce faces the shy monster. But it only moves away with a trick. Without words, with geometric shapes and clear colours, the animated film tells of being at home and feeling at home.
by Britt Raes
with Fien Raes, Casper Raes, Karolien Raes, Susanne Edam, Bram Meindersma, Tiimen Bergman, Lieza Röben, Miriam Goedhoop, Roel van 't Hoff
Belgium / France / Netherlands 2022 Without dialogue 13’ Colour World premiere recommendation: 6 years and up

With

  • Fien Raes (Luce)
  • Casper Raes (Luce)
  • Karolien Raes (Mother)
  • Susanne Edam (Villager)
  • Bram Meindersma (Villager)
  • Tiimen Bergman (Villager)
  • Lieza Röben (Villager)
  • Miriam Goedhoop (Villager)
  • Roel van 't Hoff (Villager)

Crew

Written and Directed by Britt Raes
Animation Director David Chambolle
Editing Britt Raes
Music Bram Meindersma
Sound Design Bram Meindersma
Producers Perrine Gauthier, Tünde Vollenbroek
Co-Production La Cabane Productions Paris
Studio Pupil Amsterdam

World Sales

Britt Raes

Born in Belgium in 1986, she graduated from the KASK School of Arts in Ghent where she now teaches. She made her debut short film Catherine in 2016. The film went on to screen at over 200 festivals and won several awards. In her spare time, she eats chocolate, listens to indie music, reflects on non-violent communication, admires her plants, strokes as many cats as possible, binges on animations and rides her bike – but not in the snow, because she is scared of falling off. If she is reincarnated, she hopes to come back as a cat named Fluffy and receive many chin rubs.

Filmography (short films)

2009 I Like Bird 2011 Homemade · Les dernieres pièces (The Last Pieces) 2013 Kinderspel (Child’s Play) 2016 Catherine 2022 Luce and the Rock

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022