
The Atomic Cafe is a satirical film interweaving news archives, military and governmental footage, aiming to show both the terror and euphoria that surrounded nuclear weapons in the fifties and sixties. We are shown “safe-proof” nuclear shelters, safety measures in case of an alert (“duck and cover”) and the efforts made by the government to defend the necessity of the bomb – and illustrated by cheerful popular songs praising it.
Tickets
85'

The Atomic Cafe
1982
85'
USA
VO
EN
ST
FR/NL
Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty

International long-length film
176'
International long-length film

Investigative Cinema
86'
A.K.A. Serial Killer
Masao Adachi
Investigative Cinema
A.K.A. Serial Killer

International long-length film
101'
Also Known As Jihadi
Eric Beaudelaire
International long-length film
Also Known As Jihadi

Belgian short film competition
14'
Angelika
Léopold Legrand
Belgian short film competition
Angelika

Belgian short film competition
20'
Armageddon Valley
Emmanuel Van der Auwera
Belgian short film competition
Armageddon Valley

Visions on contemporary Algeria
111'
Atlal
Djamel Kerkar
Visions on contemporary Algeria
Atlal

International long-length film
107'
Belinda
Marie Dumora
International long-length film
Belinda

Visions on contemporary Algeria
82'
Bla cinima
Lamine Ammar-Khodja
Visions on contemporary Algeria
Bla cinima

Belgian panorama
60'
Boli Bana
Simon Coulibaly Gillard
Belgian panorama
Boli Bana

Opening ceremony
49'
Braguino ou la communauté impossible
Clément Cogitore
Opening ceremony
Braguino ou la communauté impossible

International long-length film
88'
Brothers of the Night
Patric Chiha
International long-length film
Brothers of the Night

Belgian panorama
86'
Burning Out – Dans le ventre de...
Jérôme Le Maire
Belgian panorama
Burning Out – Dans le ventre de l’hôpital

Special screenings
100'
C’est quoi ce travail?
Luc Joulé, Sébastien Jousse
Special screenings
C’est quoi ce travail?

Belgian panorama
75'
Nobody Knows Who I Am
Sarah Moon Howe
Belgian panorama
Nobody Knows Who I Am

International long-length film
285'
Fighting Through the Night
Sylvain L’Espérance
International long-length film
Fighting Through the Night

Belgian short film competition
16'
Body
Benjamin d'Aoust
Belgian short film competition
Body

Visions on contemporary Algeria
100'
A Roundabout in my Head
Hassen Ferhani
Visions on contemporary Algeria
A Roundabout in my Head

Belgian panorama
77'
Diurno Doliente (Remember Your Name,...
Marie Brumagne, Bram Van Cauwenberghe
Belgian panorama
Diurno Doliente (Remember Your Name, Babylon)

Belgian long-length film competition
77'
Donna Haraway: Story Telling For...
Fabrizio Terranova
Belgian long-length film competition
Donna Haraway: Story Telling For Earthly Survival

Belgian short film competition
26'
Dynamite & Field Glasses
Anne Feuillère
Belgian short film competition
Dynamite & Field Glasses

Belgian long-length film competition
61'
A Sea Change
Nina de Vroome
Belgian long-length film competition
A Sea Change

International long-length film
125'
Eldorado XXI
Salomé Lamas
International long-length film
Eldorado XXI

International long-length film
99'
Spectres are haunting Europe
Maria Kourkouta, Niki Giannari
International long-length film
Spectres are haunting Europe

Belgian short film competition
22'
The Precariousness of the vertical
Rébecca Fruitman
Belgian short film competition
The Precariousness of the vertical

Belgian panorama
97'
Funerals (On The Art Of Dying)
Boris Lehman
Belgian panorama
Funerals (On The Art Of Dying)

International long-length film
143'
Good Luck
Ben Russell
International long-length film
Good Luck

Belgian long-length film competition
101'
Grands travaux
Olivia Rochette, Gerard-Jan Claes
Belgian long-length film competition
Grands travaux

Belgian long-length film competition
52'
H-H
Chloé Malcotti
Belgian long-length film competition
H-H

Belgian short film competition
14'
Homeland
Sam Peeters
Belgian short film competition
Homeland

Belgian panorama
101'
Inside the Distance
Elias Grootaers
Belgian panorama
Inside the Distance

International long-length film
94'
Ghost Hunting
Raed Andoni
International long-length film
Ghost Hunting

Belgian short film competition
17'
I am a Monster
Tanguy De Donder
Belgian short film competition
I am a Monster

Belgian long-length film competition
63'
Kalès
Laurent Van Lancker
Belgian long-length film competition
Kalès

Belgian panorama
90'
Kazarken (As We Dig)
Güldem Durmaz
Belgian panorama
Kazarken (As We Dig)

Investigative Cinema
62'
L’authentique procès de Carl...
Marcel Hanoun
Investigative Cinema
L’authentique procès de Carl Emmanuel Jung

Belgian panorama
120'
The story of the pig (in us)
Jan Vromman
Belgian panorama
The story of the pig (in us)

Belgian short film competition
14'
The Fullness of Time (Romance)
Manon Coubia
Belgian short film competition
The Fullness of Time (Romance)

Belgian long-length film competition
78'
The flower shop
Ruben Desiere
Belgian long-length film competition
The flower shop

Special screenings
87'
The Great Barrier Reef
Pierre Levie
Special screenings
The Great Barrier Reef

Belgian panorama
60'
A Man’s Place
Coline Grando
Belgian panorama
A Man’s Place

Visions on contemporary Algeria
10'
The Storm
Dania Reymond
Visions on contemporary Algeria
The Storm

Belgian panorama
73'
Abandoned Land
Gilles Laurent
Belgian panorama
Abandoned Land

Belgian panorama
73'
The Field of Visions
Boris Van der Avoort
Belgian panorama
The Field of Visions

Visions on contemporary Algeria
43'
The test Garden
Dania Reymond
Visions on contemporary Algeria
The test Garden

Belgian panorama
76'
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
Rosine Mbakam
Belgian panorama
The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman

Belgian panorama
75'
The Eternals
Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd
Belgian panorama
The Eternals

Visions on contemporary Algeria
68'
Letter to my sister
Habiba Djahnine
Visions on contemporary Algeria
Letter to my sister

International long-length film
76'
Obscure Light
Susana de Sousa Dias
International long-length film
Obscure Light

Belgian short film competition
20'
Makenzy
Paloma Sermon-Daï
Belgian short film competition
Makenzy

Belgian short film competition
19'
Cleaning Schaerbeek
Farah Kassem
Belgian short film competition
Cleaning Schaerbeek

Belgian long-length film competition
83'
Oltremare (Fascist Colonies)
Loredana Bianconi
Belgian long-length film competition
Oltremare (Fascist Colonies)

Belgian short film competition
23'
East Shore
Quinten Wyns
Belgian short film competition
East Shore

Special screenings
60'
Playing Men
Matjaž Ivaniin
Special screenings
Playing Men

Belgian long-length film competition
56'
Who Are You October?
Julie Jaroszewski
Belgian long-length film competition
Who Are You October?

Belgian panorama
140'
Rage
Guy-Marc Hinant, Dominique Lohlé
Belgian panorama
Rage

Investigative Cinema
58'
Reconstituirea
Virgil Calotescu
Investigative Cinema
Reconstituirea

Belgian long-length film competition
52'
Rhythm & Intervals
Comes Chahbazian
Belgian long-length film competition
Rhythm & Intervals

Belgian short film competition
50'
Saints’Game
Amélie Derlon Cordina
Belgian short film competition
Saints’Game

Visions on contemporary Algeria
61'
Samir in the Dust
Mohamed Ouzine
Visions on contemporary Algeria
Samir in the Dust

Belgian short film competition
21'
If You Ask Me The Question
Siham Bouzerda
Belgian short film competition
If You Ask Me The Question

Belgian panorama
70'
Sunnyside
Frederik Carbon
Belgian panorama
Sunnyside

Investigative Cinema
88'
The Murder of Fred Hampton
Mike Gray, Howard Alk
Investigative Cinema
The Murder of Fred Hampton

Investigative Cinema
108'
The Thin Blue Line
Errol Morris
Investigative Cinema
The Thin Blue Line

Belgian long-length film competition
70'
The Tower: A Concrete Utopia
Sammy Baloji, Filip De Boeck
Belgian long-length film competition
The Tower: A Concrete Utopia

Investigative Cinema
11'
Tre ipotesi sulla morte di Pinelli
Elio Petri
Investigative Cinema
Tre ipotesi sulla morte di Pinelli

Belgian panorama
92'
Tremor – Es ist immer Krieg
Annik Leroy
Belgian panorama
Tremor – Es ist immer Krieg

Belgian short film competition
21'
Ulysse
Guérin van de Vorst
Belgian short film competition
Ulysse

Investigative Cinema
7'
Warszawa 1956
Jerzy Bossak, Jaroslaw Brzozowski
Investigative Cinema
Warszawa 1956

Investigative Cinema
96'
Winter Soldier
Winter Film Collective
Investigative Cinema
Winter Soldier

Parties
12/02 Danser à tout prix - DJ DE PATOUL & THOM FERRANDO
Parties
12/02 Danser à tout prix - DJ DE PATOUL & THOM FERRANDO

Outside of Brussels
420'
Séance courts métrages Tournai
Outside of Brussels
Séance courts métrages Tournai

Outside of Brussels
Séance courts métrages Mons
Outside of Brussels
Séance courts métrages Mons

Meetings
What are the news from Algerian cinema ?
Meetings
What are the news from Algerian cinema ?

Belgian short film competition
90'
Séance #1
Belgian short film competition
Séance #1

Belgian short film competition
Séance #2
Belgian short film competition
Séance #2

Belgian short film competition
Séance #3
Belgian short film competition
Séance #3

Belgian short film competition
Séance #4
Belgian short film competition
Séance #4

Closing Performances
Daisy Chain
Closing Performances
Daisy Chain

Meetings
Cinema Chemistry – Cinéma Alchimie
Meetings
Cinema Chemistry – Cinéma Alchimie

Investigative Cinema
Programme 1
Investigative Cinema
Programme 1

Investigative Cinema
Programme 2
Investigative Cinema
Programme 2

Investigative Cinema
Programme 3
Investigative Cinema
Programme 3

Investigative Cinema
Programme 4
Investigative Cinema
Programme 4

Investigative Cinema
Programme 5
Investigative Cinema
Programme 5

Investigative Cinema
Programme 6
Investigative Cinema
Programme 6

Meetings
Editor’s word
Meetings
Editor’s word

Meetings
Workers and filmmakers : resistance and collective creation
Meetings
Workers and filmmakers : resistance and collective creation

Meetings
Traces - how the filmmaker puts his marks on reality?
Meetings
Traces - how the filmmaker puts his marks on reality?

Live music and film
Van Twolips
Live music and film
Van Twolips

Meetings
Political impact and aesthetic experience
Meetings
Political impact and aesthetic experience

Meetings
Why and how to write documentary cinema?
Meetings
Why and how to write documentary cinema?

Live music and film
Egged On By Music
Live music and film
Egged On By Music

(Do not) look at the flash
74'
Game Over
(Do not) look at the flash
Game Over

(Do not) look at the flash
70'
Surviving The Bomb
(Do not) look at the flash
Surviving The Bomb

(Do not) look at the flash
91'
Big Science
(Do not) look at the flash
Big Science

(Do not) look at the flash
110'
Collateral Damage?
(Do not) look at the flash
Collateral Damage?

(Do not) look at the flash
63'
2201 Atomic Bombs and More
(Do not) look at the flash
2201 Atomic Bombs and More

(Do not) look at the flash
135'
The Bomb Made In India
(Do not) look at the flash
The Bomb Made In India

(Do not) look at the flash
75'
The Bomb, With The Help Of Belgium
(Do not) look at the flash
The Bomb, With The Help Of Belgium

(Do not) look at the flash
81'
Günther Anders : Hiroshima Is Everywhere
(Do not) look at the flash
Günther Anders : Hiroshima Is Everywhere

(Do not) look at the flash
63'
Experimental Views On The Bomb
(Do not) look at the flash
Experimental Views On The Bomb

(Do not) look at the flash
85'
Duck And Cover
(Do not) look at the flash
Duck And Cover

(Do not) look at the flash
114'
Nuclear War Training Exercises
(Do not) look at the flash
Nuclear War Training Exercises

(Do not) look at the flash
870'
Peter Watkins – The Journey /Resan
(Do not) look at the flash