François Rents

Movies

De stichter
Director of Photography
A documentary about the first Belgian king, Leopold I.
Peasant Symphony
Director of Photography
From 1942 to 1944, Henri Storck composed his Symphonie paysanne, in which he describes the day to day life and rituals of the farmers on the rhythm of the seasons. The film is a poem to nature, a lyrical masterpiece on life and death, on animals and plants, on man and his labour.
The Boss is Dead
Camera Operator
December 30, 1938, the day of Emile Vandervelde's funeral. Belgium is in mourning and pays tribute to a great militant, the leader of the Belgian Labour Party, a statesman and a key figure in international socialism.
Burnt Earth
Cinematography
A visual travel diary on the expedition led by Brondeel in 1934. This expedition to Belgian Congo, by truck, became a testimony to the social conditions of Africans during the colonial era.
De Schelde
Director
A journey along the shores of the Western Scheldt river in Belgium (upriver).
Nationaal Werk voor kinderwelzijn-kolonie te Knokke
Director
Documentary about a child welfare's camp in Knokke. The children wear uniforms from 1830. Some images of the Congress Column in Brussels pass by. The children receive a toy gun and keep a parade at the war memorial in Knokke.