38th edition
17-25 january 2026

A Sky So Low

Un ciel si bas

Joachim Michaux

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BelgiumFrance
2025 Fiction 32 min
Brussels, November 1989. Victor searches for Elina, his summer love who mysteriously vanished. He meets Damian, an enigmatic English journalist, and Rosie, a punkish Dutch barmaid. Together, they dive into the night, driven by the hypnotic New Beat fever.
Cast : Maxime Thébault, Rosie Sommers, Damian McCall
Scenario : Joachim Michaux
Cinematography : Alexi Van Hennecker
Sound : David Ferral, M’hand Abadou Djezairi, Lorenzo Targhetta
Editing : Lyio Gong
Production : Venin Films, Naoko Films
Born in 1988, Joachim Michaux is a Franco-Belgian artist. He worked for a video editor accompanying the work of filmmakers such as Frederick Wiseman, Bruno Dumont or Béla Tarr. He then studied at Fresnoy and directed Sur tes cendres (2021), a documentary filmed in Beirut. A sky so low (2025) is his first fiction.