As Long As Shipbuilders Are Singing

Original Title: Zolang er scheepsbouwers zingen

Documentary | 250' | 1998 (Completed)

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Director:	Jan Vromman
Producer:	Filip Callewaert
Writer:	Jan Vromman

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When the last ship was finished at the Boelwerf Temse shipyard, the shipbuilding industry in Belgium came to an end. The documentary tells the history of this industry from the beginning (small wooden boats) to the end (sophisticated oil tankers).

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When the last ship was finished at the Boelwerf Temse shipyard, the shipbuilding industry in Belgium came to an end. The documentary tells the history of this industry from the beginning (small wooden boats) to the end (sophisticated oil tankers). The saga is first of all a portrait of a socio-economic history. From confidence in unlimited growth, the story goes to doubts and revolt. At the end, we are left with a question : isn't our economic system a ship adrift? Why should we accept the devaluation of the quality of our labour?Video documentary in three parts : Part I: Champagne - 1829-1969 (86') - The story of expansion Part II: Fuddle - 1969-1986 (81') - The story of revolt and economic crisis Part III: Hangover - 1986-1997 (83') - The story of deception and idle hope.
Lorsque le dernier navire fut terminé au chantier naval de Boelwerf Temse, l’industrie de construction navale en Belgique pris fin. Le documentaire raconte l’histoire de cette industrie de ses débuts (petit bateaux en bois) jusqu’à sa fin (pétroliers sophistiqués). La saga est avant tout le portrait d’une histoire socio-économique. De la croyance en une croissance illimitée, l’histoire va vers les doutes et la révolte. A la fin, une question subsiste : notre économie ne serait-elle pas un bateau à la dérive ? Pourquoi devrions-nous accepter la dévalorisation de la qualité de notre travail ?
Het einde van de industriële sector zeescheepsbouw in België was aanleiding voor filmmaker Jan Vromman om een verhaal te vertellen over Boelwerf Temse, de laatste bouwer van zeeschepen in België. We volgen de geschiedenis van deze laatste werf van bij het begin (de eerste houten rivierbootjes) tot het einde (de uitverkoop van het bedrijf); van geloof in de onbegrensde groei tot sociale opstanden; van crisis en twijfels. De film illustreert tegelijk een stuk van de Belgische sociaal-economische geschiedenis, waarbij Vromman zich de vraag stelt: is ons economisch systeem en de plaats die arbeid daarbinnen heeft, niet een schip op drift?

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Director
Jan Vromman
Producer
Filip Callewaert
Writer
Jan Vromman
Editing
Omar Perez, Benoît Bruwier
Photography
Antoine-Marie Meert, Philippe Jadot
Music
Benoît bruwier, Omar Perez, Studio C

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Type
Film
Category
Doc
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Documentary
Year of production

1998
Production status
Completed
Original title
Zolang er scheepsbouwers zingen

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Running time
250'
Available formats
Analog Betacam

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2000: First Place Documentary Section, Special Mention Cinema Critics Association - International Film Festival of Uruguay (UY); Special Jury Award - Worldfest/Houston International Film Festival (US)

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