Because We Are Visual

Synopsis

In ‘Because We Are Visual’ Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes immerse themselves into the world of public video journals. The Internet and its online communities intend to bring people closer together and to connect them. Yet, surprisingly, it seems that the virtual world confronts these so-called vloggers more than ever with their own loneliness. This documentary allows the viewer to discover this contemporary phenomenon and focuses on the experience of the body within this virtual space.

Director Biography

Olivia and Gerard are two young documentary filmmakers. They have recently finished their film studies at KASK (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) in Ghent, Belgium. In their documentaries they try to evoke a sense of choreographic, compositional experience and understanding.