Nova Alma is an experimental interpretation of the rebirth process based on near-death experiences, the Tibetan Book of the Dead and the divergent views surrounding death in non-Western cultures.
‘I have memories that belong to someone else’, Nova’s childlike voice speaks at the beginning of the film. We see a body die on cellular level, while Alma, a young woman, is forced to say goodbye to her loved ones. Passing the threshold of death, Alma enters a Kafkaesque in-between world. A vacuum where time and space are meaningless concepts. In this in-between stage, guided by an absent presence, Alma begins her journey toward reincarnation.
Directed by Carice van Heusden
Producer Astrid De Ketelaere
Director of photography Femke Hardy
Sound design Haroen Dierix
Editing Camilla Petralia
