L'OURS NOIR

the black bear

Bélgica. 2015. Color. 15 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Meryl Fortunat Rossi; Xavier Seron.
  • Cinematography: Thierry Godefroy.
  • Editing: Emilie Morier.
  • Art director: Laios Hendrickx.
  • Music: Thomas Barrière; Erwann Chandon.
  • Sound: Marie Paulus.
  • Co-production: Francia
Rule #1: Never feed bears. Rule #2: Do not approach within 100 meters. Rule #3: Avoid surprising bears. Rule #4: Keep your dog on a leash. Now that you know the rules, we wish you a pleasant stay in the natural park of the black bear.

Meryl Fortunat Rossi
Xavier, born in Brussels in 1975, is director and scriptwriter. After studying Law, he enters the IAD in 2001. In 2005, 'Rien d'insoluble', his end-of-year presentation, received many prizes and was selected in more than 50 festivals (among them the Venice Mostra). In 2007, he wrote and directed with Christophe Hermans the short film called 'Le crabe'. In 2008, he worked with Christophe Hermans on the writing of the documentary 'Les parents' and writes with Jacques Molitor the script of 'En compagnie de la poussière' (selected at the Locarno Film Festival). He's currently preparing the shooting of his first fiction feature-lenght film, and a documentary about Belgian wrestler.
"Le crabe" (2007) / "Rien d'insoluble" (2005)
Xavier Seron
Xavier, born in Brussels in 1975, is director and scriptwriter. He enters the IAD in 2001. In 2005 his final work 'Rien d'insoluble' receives many prizes and is selected in more than 50 festivals. In 2007, he wrote and directed with Christophe Hermans the short film called 'Le crabe'. He's currently preparing the shooting of his first fiction feature-lenght film and a documentary.
"Le crabe" (2007) / "Rien d'insoluble" (2005)