Patrick Carpentier

Combat

Patrick Carpentier

Léo Joris, Tomas Matauko

Told in three parts, Patrick Carpentier's "The Irregularity of the tearing" is a three part cine-diary on intimacy, sensuality and desire. Part one, "God is a Dog" (2004) is shot on Super 8 and confronts the film makers remembrances of childhood memories and how they interact with his adult love encounters. Section two, "Les 9 mardis" (The 9 Tuesdays) (2005) deals with the absurdity of the passage of time. Time that reopens and closes past wounds, time the provides the courage to continue. The final installment is "Combat," winner of the 2006 Berlin Teddy Award for best gay film. The tale of two young men both deeply in love who can only express their feelings through acts of physical violence committed upon each other. Full moons and lush forests frame this deeply felt and moving love story between two beautiful, youthful men.

La peur tue l'amour

Patrick Carpentier

Five Belgian gays and lesbians discuss their comings-out.

Les 9 mardis

Patrick Carpentier

The banality of suffering as time goes by. A mourning song, the intimate diary of sorrow.

god is a dog

Patrick Carpentier

"god is a dog" (2004) is shot on Super 8 and confronts the filmmaker's remembrances of childhood memories and how they interact with his adult love encounters.

Walden

Patrick Carpentier

Two men are getting lost in a story that does not belong to them anymore. One of them will go, driven away by the progressive disappearance of his companion. There is an interval between two lives, in which each of them plunges individually. It is in this intermediary space, back to the present, that they recognise each other and get their bearings. Every man for himself, but one towards the other.