LUCA School of Arts

In an authoritarian dystopia where silence is law, Eris discovers a secret resistance keeping expression alive. But her brother, a relentless law enforcer, will stop at nothing to silence them - not even her.

Two best friends have their friendship tested on a trip to Venice.

Oscar works at a company that designs mental simulations, technologies that expose the crumbling inner worlds of patients. What begins as observation soon draws him deeper into these fragile realities, until the line between watching and living dissolves.

When his father brings his new girlfriend to the seaside, a withdrawn boy is forced to share his grief with someone he doesn't want to know.

Resonating Surfaces is triple portrait, of a city, a woman and an attitude to life. For the personal story of Suely Rolnik, who is a Brazilian psychoanalyst currently living in São Paulo, involves the Brazilian dictatorship of the sixties as well as the Parisian intellectual climate surrounding Deleuze and Guattari in the seventies. The film is woven through by different themes: the other and the relation to otherness, the connection between body and power, the voice and, ultimately, the micropolitics of desire and of resistance.

The film explores the lives of Alessandro, his friend Cléry and his grandmother, who all struggle with the passage of time and the choices they make. As Alessandro repeatedly undoes his successes and loses in the metaphorical game of life, the story highlights the consequences of wasted time and the ongoing struggle against personal failure.

'Get Ripped' centers on the encounters of the twenty year old Niko and a personal trainer. Though they meet daily at their gym, contact remains indifferent and silent. As Niko's efforts yield results, a game of manipulation unfolds. 'Get Ripped' exposes the mental decay of a young man set to transform his body.

As the school prepares its production of Hamlet, a young guitarist sees his dreams destroyed when Bulldog breaks his fingers. Drawn into a real-life tale of betrayal and revenge, he teams up with an unexpected ally to script his own justice.

Plagued by cluster headaches that turn his life into a living horror, Adam secretly seeks euthanasia as a final escape. When Evelyn discovers his plan, they are forced to confront an impossible choice.

A young, unbelieving couple is being pursued by a terrifying monster. They try to hide in a church, where they meet a priest who seems friendly at first glance, but it soon becomes clear that the priest has less than honorable plans for them. They are trapped.

Kenneth struggles with Multiple Sclerosis and still keeps it hidden from those around him. During a football game he faces a tipping point.

In a deadly ring built on grass, an experienced duelist faces a mysterious newcomer. What begins as a fight for survival becomes a confrontation with hidden truths. Inspired by the iconic duel from The Princess Bride.

Martijn Van Loo, a dedicated teacher who commutes from Brussels to Mechelen, struggles because of personal and professional pressures. As the challenges of his life mount, he turns to art as a lifeline — a way to cope, connect, and keep going.

Husband and wife Paul and Rachel are going through a difficult time. A year after the loss of their daughter, Paul still hasn't been able to come to terms with it and is acting distant. Every time Rachel tries to get closer, he flees to his office, where he is working on his latest book. When Paul is away one day, Rachel decides to investigate. Her worst fears come true as she begins to doubt her own sanity more and more.

Birthed from a personal experience and a poetic text written by the artist, the film dives into the feelings of loss, helplessness and overwhelm during the process of accepting the hurt inflicted by others. These emotional wounds are translated visually into a physical and pulsing presence that represents a dark and unsettling image of femininity.

As a farm boy washes up for lunch, strange, otherworldly sounds echo through the fields. Drawn by curiosity, and something deeper, he follows the noise into the unknown.

Déni is trying to find himself. His soul-searching takes him on the traces of his childhood, in the snowy landscapes of Kazakhstan. In an apartment decorated with thick drapes, he encounters his Chechen family and his patriarchal culture. At the mosque, or in the boxing gym, he discovers the closeness of the men of his “clan”. They are all virile and settled in their lives. He is struggling to find his place.

If you had the choice to breathe again, would you take it?

In a world where apples are currency, a struggling salesman longs to climb the ladder and finally make his mark. Obsessed with becoming successful and proving his worth, he sets his sights on the top, unaware of what’s really waiting for him there.