Screenings
September 01 20:30
DEBATOUN GUESTHOUSE
New Beginnings
Belgium/France, 2025, 87’
in English w/ Arm. subtitles
Original Title: Les Recommencements
Directors and Scriptwriters: Isabelle Ingold, Vivianne Perelmuter
Cinematographer: Vivianne Perelmuter
Producers: Hanne Phlypo, Javier Packer Comyn
Editors: Isabelle Ingold, Vivianne Perelmuter
Music: Liesa Van der Aa
Sound: Isabelle Ingold
Production Companies: Clin d’oeil films, CBA
Native American from Northern California, Al Moon lives on his tribe’s reservation, yet he remains solitary. Surrounded by daily violence and haunted by new ecological threats affecting his people, Al feels the weight of buried anxieties resurfacing from his time in Vietnam. Driven by an urge to confront his past, he embarks on a cross-country journey to reconnect with the men from his battalion, whom he hasn’t seen since the war. Along the way, Al meets a diverse range of people with whom he engages in deep dialogues about contemporary America, uncovering shifting perspectives on friendship, conflict, and identity. As he moves closer to a long-hidden truth, Al nears a revelation that has haunted him for decades.
Isabelle Ingold
A graduate of La Fémis, Isabelle Ingold is a freelance editor and director. She has worked with such different directors as Amos Gitai, Vincent Dieutre, Bojena Horackova, Itvan Kebadian, Hélène Marini, Julia Pinget. She teaches at the University of Corte and at La Femis.
Filmography
North by Memory (1996), Convergence Line (2000, fiction), A Place On Earth (2001), The Mayor (2004), A House in the Ghetto (2009), Highway Rest Stop (2016), Elsewhere, Everywhere (2020), New Beginnings (2025).
After studying philosophy, Vivianne Perelmuter enrolled in La Femis. Her films explore the documentary field as well as that of fiction. Installation and photography also trace the contours of her work. She teaches at Corte University and is part of the CIS coaching team.
Filmography
North For Memory (1996) A Place On Earth (2001), Uncertain Times (2014), Hamlet Poem Unlimited (2018), La Cambre 21, 1000 Bruxelles (co-directed with Vincent Dieutre, 2018), Elsewhere Everywhere (2020), New Beginnings (2025).