Bas Devos: “The more a filmmaker looks with generosity to the world, the more I will likely appreciate their work”
Meeting Bas Devos during Film Fest Gent started with a confession. A few days before, strolling along Ghent’s canals on a small break from the festival, I had found myself crying. Somewhere next to some ungodly beautiful Gothic church, there was a construction site, and through the scaffolding I could hear these discreet words in Romanian. I instantly thought about your film, I told Devos. I’m not sure what exactly moved me, maybe it was this Western European beauty of the church that contrasted with what I know about my country, construction and labour. As I came to find more and more Romanian labour migrants all around Ghent, I kept thinking about Here.
Graduated with a BA in film directing and a MA in film studies from UNATC; she's also studied history of art. Also collaborates with the Acoperisul de Sticla film magazine and is a former coordinator of FILM MENU. She's dedicated herself to '60-'70s Japanese cinema and Irish post-punk music bands. Still keeps a picture of Leslie Cheung in her wallet.
