Synopsis
The film CORPUS takes us on an exceptional journey through the world of art and science to reflect on the mortality of the human body.
In Corpus – A Quest for Eternity, master anatomist Andreas Vesalius invites us to join him on an unusual quest.
Five hundred years after his death, he wants to show us how art and science can combine to produce a profound insight into existence. On this journey, you will meet five contemporary artists with a groundbreaking vision of anatomy and the human body: Babette Van Rafelghem, Gunther von Hagens, Stelarc, Colin H. Van Eeckhout and Eva Gerd.
Through their eyes you will rediscover the body as a new and wonderful world, and ponder the meaning of existence and creation itself.
Directors
Sofie Hanegreefs et Jelle Janssens
Composer and sound designer Lucas Lauwers
Agenda – Festivals and Prizes
Official Belgian Competition DOCVILLE 2024, International filmfestival in Leuven.
Official International Competition, Winner Best Documentary, ON ART Filmfestival 2024 in Warsaw.
Screenings:
- 12.06.24 – De Studio/De Cinema, Antwerp
- 24.07.24 – ON ART Filmfestival Warsaw, Poland
- 6-13.09.24 – Body Worlds Exhibitions/Körperwelten Guben, Germany
- 1.10.24 – Filmhuis Mechelen
- 3.10.24 – Huis van de Mens, Vilvoorde, ‘Ode aan de Broosheid’
- 8.10.24 – Cinema Aventure Brussels
- 9.10.24 – Lumière Bruges
- 31.10.24 – ON ART Filmfestival Warsaw, Poland
- 4.11.24 – Filmhuis Mechelen
- 24.11.24 – International Day of Science, Conscience library – Nottebohm venue Antwerp. + an exclusive viewing of the original Fabrica book of Vesal
- 14-15.12.24 – De Duystere Markt, Thor Central, Genk
- 20.12.24 – Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
- 23.01.25 – Art Academy Maastricht, The Netherlands