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Kato De Boeck

Director
The 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.

Films

Roomies

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.

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