Va te faire cuire un oeuf
by Jeanne Plassier
Synopsis
A motorcycle accident. Severe head trauma. My dad didn’t die; it’s a miracle. But he’s not the same, he’s completely out of it, it’s a disaster. To compensate for the poor medical follow-up, I take care of this new, fragile father, I help him regain his autonomy. Filming helps me not to get lost with him. He has big plans, he wants to ride again, straight to his boat, and « get the hell out of this mess ». But he doesn’t know what day it is, and the sea is 800 kilometers away. Let’s see tomorrow. Tomorrow, maybe, everything will be as before.
Biography
Based in Belgium since 2007, Jeanne works as an editor for fiction and documentaries. She is very interested in film directing which she also approaches as a script supervisor. She worked with Claude Schmitz ( L’autre Laurrens, 2022), Alexandra Kandy Longuet (Chasser les dragons, 2021) and also edited artist’s films in hybrid forms. Recently, she has been shooting and directing films for artists. She had already considered making a documentary one day, but the context has accelerated things.