Under the Surface

Original Title: Under the Surface

Documentary, Biography | 75' | 2024 (Completed)

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Director:	Guido Verelst
Producer:	Maarten Schmidt
Writer:	Guido Verelst

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Anne is 33. She has Asperger’s and is visually impaired, a condition caused by her premature birth. As a result, she struggles to find her place in society and wants nothing more than to live as a mermaid. Her greatest challenge, however, is to live above water.

synopsis

A portrait of Anne, a young woman of 33 who has Asperger’s and is visually impaired, a condition caused by her premature birth. She wants nothing more than to live underwater as a mermaid, but her greatest challenge is to live above water. She is slowly trying to build a life together with her boyfriend, who looks remarkably like Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid. Then her mother discovers that Anne’s premature birth was caused by the drug DES, an artificial hormone prescribed to her grandmother in the 1960s. Under the Surface is a story about a seemingly impossible love that takes shape thanks to the female protagonist’s imagination and perseverance.
Anne is 33 en droomt ervan om als zeemeermin onderwater te leven. Ze heeft ASS en een visuele beperking. Onderwater is ze vrij en gelukkig, ontdaan van de drukte en het lawaai van het dagelijks leven. Boven water is het echter minder simpel voor haar om zelfstandig te leven. Langzaamaan bouwt ze toch haar leven op, samen met haar vriend - die verdacht veel weg heeft van Prins Erik in De Kleine Zeemeermin. Regisseur Guido Verelst filmde gedurende meer dan drie jaar zijn nicht Anne, die zelf ook een videodagboek bijhield.

Credits

Director
Guido Verelst
Producer
Maarten Schmidt
Writer
Guido Verelst
Editing
Geert Veuskens
Sound
Yves De Mey
Music
Dez Mona

Format

Creation details

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

2024
Production status
Completed
Original title
Under the Surface
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
75'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
2.39:1
Sound format
5.1 (+ sub) Dolby
Available formats
DCP; 4K; Apple ProRes 422; DCP (2K)
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Storyhouse

Aalststraat 7-11
1000 Brussel
Belgium

maarten@storyhousefilm.com

www.storyhousefilm.com

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Rise and Shine World Sales

Schlesische Strasse 29/30
DE-10997 Berlijn
Germany

T +49 30 47 37 29 8 0
stefan.kloos@kloosundco.de

www.kloosundco.de

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Festivals

Dociele 2024, Leuven (BE)

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Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), VRT

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Flanders Tax Shelter

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Under the Surface

synopsis

Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Editing

Sound

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Available in

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour