Roomies
By Flo Van Deuren, Kato De Boeck
2022 | Drama
Lesbian love, shared apartment chaos, and coming of age: Bibi and Ama learn what adulthood means beyond labels.
Kato De Boeck
DirectorThe Belgian filmmaker Kato De Boeck graduated in directing from the RITCS School of Arts in Brussels. Her graduation short film *Provence* (2018), which explores the relationship between two siblings during a summer vacation, received international recognition and won awards including the Audience Award at Film Fest Gent. She continued her success with her subsequent work *Poor Thing* (original title: *Zoon*, 2022). The film was selected for the prestigious Cinéfondation section of the Cannes Film Festival.
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