38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Soft Plants

Zacht Planten

Emma de Swaef

Image Soft Plants
Belgium
2008 Fiction 11 min
Naked, on the back of a sheep, soft office worker Willie rides through the forest. His body is still in the office, but his mind wonders between dangerous flowers, li-lo's and an imaginary friendship for a soft sheep.
With : Willy Gonje
Screenplay : Emma de Swaef
Image : Marc Roels
Sound : Alexander Baert, Bramvan Hovtte
Music : Michael Van Wassenhove
Editing : Emma de Swaef
Animation : Emma de Swaef
Production : Sint-Lukas College of Art and Design
Emma de Swaef has just finished her Bachelor in documentary film making at St Lukas in Brussels. After making some classical documentary films like Kalm in 2005 and Dents de lait, Dents de loup in 2005, she decided to try knitting stopmotion animation, and directed Galaitstraat in 2006, Woollen Honden in 2007 and Zacht planten in 2008.