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ZAAD tells the autobiographical story of Dries Meddens. After the death of his mother, the care for Dries' bipolar father falls on his plate. He discovers how crudely and ruthlessly society and psychiatry treat patients. His father eventually dies in solitary confinement. While emptying his parent’s home, Dries discovers an old letter from his grandfather. The man appears to have led a busy, productive life. He is the founder of an internationally renowned seed breeding company and still has time to paint, write diaries and conduct intensive correspondence. Dries finds similarities between his grandfather, his father and himself. Slowly the fear grows that his father's psychiatric illness might be hereditary. Strolling through the family’s film and photo archives, with dramatic and sometimes hilarious finds, Dries tries to find answers. He also consults a psychiatrist. Together the consultations and reviewing of his archival material help Dries look at bipolarity with new eyes.
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- video_camera_front Companies Associate Directors, seriousFilm, Idiot Productions
- timer Runtime: 77 Mins
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Dries Meddens

Bernard Sabbe

Luna Meddens

Zeno Meddens

Mélancolie Motte

Ilse Mariën

Zé de Troyer

Zeno Vandamme

Leonie Moreels

Oona-Lisa Desmet

Seppe Hoogenboom

Katoo Buyst
groups Crew

Dries Meddens
Writer

Dries Meddens
Director

Benito Strangio
Camera Operator

Leen Anthonissen
Editor

Étienne Curchod
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Maarten Meddens
Music

Arthur Flink
Music

Gedeon Depauw
Sound Recordist

Stephan Balleux
Animation

Digna van der Put
Animation Technical Director

Joost van den Bosch
Animation Technical Director

Marie-Hélène Dozo
Editorial Consultant

Vincent Houdijk
Musician

Kasper Kalf
Musician

Laurent Fluttert
Color Grading

Pieter Deweirdt
Sound Mix Technician

Fem Windhorst
Producer

Marc Thelosen
Production Executive

Mark Daems
Production Executive
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