Stand Out of my Sunlight
Joseph is an elderly man living with Diogenes syndrome, a compulsive hoarding disorder that has left his apartment overflowing. For Messaline, who comes to help him clean, it becomes an opportunity to discover him in two ways: through their conversations, and through the objects he has accumulated—layered memories of a life lived in that apartment. This film, about memory, identity, and social ostracism, unfolds around the delicate, emerging relationship between the old man and the filmmaker.
| Director | Messaline Raverdy |
| Actor | Matthew Wolkow |
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On one side, the camera frame
Saturated with objects
It is at once compact
Sometimes concave, sometimes convex
But above all, like the waves
Sublime and dizzying
On the other, the off-screen
Open, airy
Soft and fragile
It moves like glaciers
Always in discontinuity with the visual
And sometimes even imaginary
At the intersections of both,
Then interwoven with long takes,
The scientific archive illuminates the conversations
Those of a great friendship
Propelled by an erudite, sensitive bubbling
Philosophical, poetic, mathematical
And somewhat deadpan
Through the interviews,
Water completes its cycle
Simple, generous, and sincere
The clouds fade away
Fortunately, there will always be the parasol
To shield us from the sun
Matthew Wolkow
Filmmaker and curious by profession
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Français
49 mn
Language: Français -
English
49 mn
Language: English
Subtitles: English
- Année 2023
- Pays Belgium
- Durée 49
- Producteur Matière première
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court A filmmaker forms a friendship with Joseph, an elderly man living with Diogenes syndrome.
- Ordre 2
- TLF_Applismb_CA 1
- Date édito CA 2025-12-12
On one side, the camera frame
Saturated with objects
It is at once compact
Sometimes concave, sometimes convex
But above all, like the waves
Sublime and dizzying
On the other, the off-screen
Open, airy
Soft and fragile
It moves like glaciers
Always in discontinuity with the visual
And sometimes even imaginary
At the intersections of both,
Then interwoven with long takes,
The scientific archive illuminates the conversations
Those of a great friendship
Propelled by an erudite, sensitive bubbling
Philosophical, poetic, mathematical
And somewhat deadpan
Through the interviews,
Water completes its cycle
Simple, generous, and sincere
The clouds fade away
Fortunately, there will always be the parasol
To shield us from the sun
Matthew Wolkow
Filmmaker and curious by profession
-
Français
Duration: 49 minutesLanguage: Français49 mn -
English
Duration: 49 minutesLanguage: English
Subtitles: English49 mn
- Année 2023
- Pays Belgium
- Durée 49
- Producteur Matière première
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court A filmmaker forms a friendship with Joseph, an elderly man living with Diogenes syndrome.
- Ordre 2
- TLF_Applismb_CA 1
- Date édito CA 2025-12-12
