2025 / Belgium, France / Fiction / 32′
Directed by Joachim Michaux
Synopsis
Brussels, November 1989. Victor searches for Elina, his summer love who mysteriously vanished. He meets Damian, an enigmatic English journalist, and Rosie, a punkish Dutch barmaid. Together, they dive into the night, driven by the hypnotic New Beat fever.
Biography
Born in 1988, Joachim Michaux is a Franco-Belgian artist. He worked for a video editor accompanying the work of filmmakers such as Frederick Wiseman, Bruno Dumont or Béla Tarr. He then studied at Fresnoy and direct Sur tes cendres, a documentary filmed in Beirut. A Sky so Low is his first fiction.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Script Joachim Michaux
Cinematographer Alexi Van Hennecker
Sound David Ferral, M’Hand Abadou Djezairi
Mix Lorenzo Targhetta
Cast Maxime Thébault, Rosie Sommers, Damian McCall
Edi Lyio Gong
Sets Sophie Boury
Production Venin films