Production
Quilombo is an independent production company. Our development choices are made based on artistic preferences of our teammembers. If you would want more information as an investor or coproducer or broadcaster on those projects, please use our contact sheet or give us a call.
Touchable Distance
Genre: Documentary feature film
A Belgian leading lady within generative AI wants to move to California for her career but can only do so if her ex-partner agrees to let their son go with her.
Grey Market / Grijswerk / Travail au gris
Genre: Dramedy
When the pension of Johanna, a 75-year-old service apartment resident does no longer cover the increasing expenses of her living, she doesn’t want to burden her children with this and comes up with the idea of renting herself out. Very soon the sidehustle is bursting at the seams, with dire consequences.
The Wanderer / I Bighelloni / Le Vadrouilleur
Genre: Picaresque road movie
The wanderer is a character-driven road movie about a street theatre actor who tries to escape his responsibilities: from being an inheritor of a large truck company, from being a husband and from being a father. It’s about the price you make other people pay for living your own dreams and refusing the other important calls in your life: the call of being a father, a son and a husband.
The Ardennes Files
Genre: Drame / Thriller
A female detective, struggling with the traumatic loss of her only son, becomes obsessed with a series of missing persons cases in the Ardennes in the late 1990s. When she meets a journalist who is at the time in frequent contact with several convicted serial killers, they decide together to solve the open files.
BB Blues
Genre: Drama
"In 'BB Blues,' a deeply personal and unfiltered journey unfolds as Ben and Ilse confront the tumultuous terrain of parenthood, grappling with fertility challenges, the strains on their relationship, and the relentless pursuit of identity amidst the chaos of everyday life. Through a series of intimate vignettes, this raw and poignant exploration delves into the highs and lows of love, loss, and the unyielding quest for connection in the face of adversity."
Time is Money
Genre: Nocturnal slice of life.
A taxi driver and a soprano singer drive through Brussels with no destination to spend her New Year's Eve. He sees in her the golden customer, until it turns out she cannot pay. "Time is Money" is a compelling film that tells the story of taxi driver Alex and the unexpected encounter with world-famous soprano Joana Kamala. Their nocturnal journey through Brussels reveals more than just the city, it also brings the complexity of time, money and human connections to the fore.
Sound of the Somme
Genre: Short drama
Sound of the Somme tells the true story of the last day in the journal of 20-year-old bagpiper James C. Richardson that awarded him the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award, for his bravery and action during the Battle of the Somme in WWI.