Extra and Ordinary People!

The activities of « EOP! » aim at promoting the education, awareness and collective reflection on the representation of persons living with deficiencies and/or in situations of handicap through a selection of fiction or documentary audiovisual materials from Belgium and elsewhere specifically expressing the capacities of concerned persons.

EOP! aims to involve all people in cultural education

« EOP! » aims at giving concerned people the tools to express themselves and to contribute to the cultural education of all. All films screenings will be followed by discussions and meetings creating a space for sharing, and discussing, insights between people living with difference types of handicaps and those who are interested to learn more about them.

An Emerging Concept in Various Countries

Around the world the theme of handicap has recently appeared in various films festivals. They seem to attract people concerned by the theme as well as general public. Here are some examples of recent Festivals:

History of the Project

Luc Boland is a fiction and documentary director. He also is the father of Lou, a young boy who is affected by a very rare syndrome. In 2006 he produced a film (« Lettre à Lou »). As a professional and a concerned person, Luc attended several films festival around the world related to the topic of deficiencies and handicaps.

Luc Boland: « It’s about looking at the person’s capacities»

Luc Boland is the initiator. He got the idea of the Festival and he answered a few questions. Here an interesting  interview…