HOME (a short film by spin echo) review Filmfestival Toronto

Review by Andie Kay:

"Home. It’s one word that means different things to different people. It could be a house, a town or just a feeling. Maybe even a state of mind. The stunning cinematography takes you from lush, green rolling hills to a vast desert and then the tranquil, sandy beaches with the rhythmic ocean waves.

Hanne Schillemans and Ralph Timmermans created this film that was brought to us by Spin Echo. Hanne is also the lead in the film and she did an incredible job. The emotion within her dancing was present and it embodied something very fragile. Her athletic quadrupedal movements were not only impressive but gave you a sense of something primitive. The physical demands and flexibility of her dancing was striking and I have to commend her for filming the entire thing nude. This wasn’t gratuitous, it had a purpose and it was done artfully.

The score was something that really intrigued me. I loved how it started with just an enigmatic tone that was layered upon, it ebbed and flowed until it slowly changed into a piano. Really well done and it fit this film so perfectly."  

Read the full review here: https://festivalreviews.org/2025/04/20/short-film-review-home-experimental-dance-film/

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Home is a short film about the fragility of life and the virtue of loneliness. A faceless human attempting not to resist the endless waves

of pointlessness.

Directed by: Ralph Timmermans & Hanne Schillemans

Camera: Ralph Timmermans

Music composed by: Ralph Timmermans

Edit: Ralph Timmermans & Hanne Schillemans

Faceless creature: Hanne Schillemans

Sun footage: NASA