The Swing
A petrol station on a motorway between two worlds: a father’s and a mother’s. The story of a boy with a swing. A swing for him to take home. But where exactly is home?
- Belgium
- 2009, 18 min
- Director: Christophe Hermans
- Director of photography: Frédéric Noirhomme
- Editor: Joel Mann
- Screenplay: Christophe Hermans, François Verjans
- Cast: Tomas Roland, Jean-Jacques Rausin, Charlotte Dupont
- Contacts: Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
- Producer: Marie Besson
- Production: Eklektik Productions
Christophe Hermans
Christophe Hermans (1982) studied at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion, where he made Poids Plume, winner of a number of international film festival awards. His next film, Le crabe, co-directed with Xavier Seron, was selected for the 2008 Premiers Plans Festival. La Balançoire is his first short drama. He is also the author of feature-length documentary Les Parents.