Laurent Van Lancker

Laurent Van Lancker both studied Film and Anthropology, and holds a PhD in Audiovisual Art. He lectures at filmschools (INSAS – Brussels, Film Academie Amsterdam, UMAS – Split) and universities (FU BERLIN, WWU Münster). His early documentary works explored social and religious themes. Followed by a series of short works called ‘Experimental Ethnographies’. His long-feature documentary film ‘Surya’ won international awards and had some theatrical releases. He made a few short fiction films and made his first long-feature fiction film ‘Brak’ (Fallow) in 2016. His films explore inter-cultural dialogue, and draw on various modes: Collaborative, Hybrid and Sensorial cinema. They propose a dialogue between ethics and aesthetics, poetics and politics.