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Leuven, 1980. After the rock and blues years, Leuven, too, falls completely under the spell of (post-)punk and new wave. Johan Janssens and Jeanot Ampen—shortened to “JJ”—open a small record shop in a dilapidated building on Parijsstraat; it quickly gains a reputation within the scene as being unconventional, independent, and underground. JJ Records is een historische documentaire film over de donkere jaren '80 en vroege jaren '90, de jaren van de hokjes en bijhorende looks, de jaren waarin een heel nieuwe scene ontstaat. Maar bovenal is het een film over passie voor muziek in een tijd zonder internet en streaming, een tijd waarin een plaat gaan kopen in je favoriete platenwinkel nog een heuse gebeurtenis was.

1975. A group of young parents, dissatisfied with the traditional school system, establish a new school. The demand for a different type of education proves so great that they soon have to expand. They end up in an old farmhouse on the edge of a forest. There, for the first time in Flanders, they put Freinet pedagogy into practice. "Een Andere School" tells the story of this remarkable experiment by a group of idealists, but it is also a film about the life and work of the French educator Célestin Freinet.

The wonderful life story of Karl Eriksson, passionate musician, fervent world traveler and free spirit, always on the road and tirelessly searching. He grows up as the son of Bert Eriksson, former leader of the notorious Order of Flemish Militants and manager of a extreme right pub. But at a very young age, Karl chooses a very different path. Like previous historical documentaries by director Johan Van Schaeren, a wealth of historical footage is unlocked, this time to tell a unique musical, political and Antwerp story.