cinéma vérité

Ieder van ons

The socially conscious documentary filmmaker Frans Buyens had always wanted to try his hand at making a fiction film, and the experimental Ieder van ons was his first step in that direction.

More specifically, it was a cinéma-vérité investigation of reality and illusion in social consciousness. Buyens' intention was to appeal to the viewer's conscience and rouse him or her to the necessary acknowledgement of social reality and appropriate action. The 'Flemish Joris Ivens' used fictional plot-lines and documentary excerpts to structure his film.