FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARIES
Directing documentary projects (personal and assignments) will usually embody researching a topic, defining the premisse, writing the scenario, directing shooting days, interviewing and steering post production.
Some of these completed projects include topics as the unconditional basic income, climate justice, insurance fraude, GMO food production, geopolitics, etc...
Driven by a intrinsic commitment to social and environmental issues, Alina is currently researching and writing on new documentary subjects, such as 'wealth redistribution', 'rethinking agriculture', 'hormones & human sexuality', 'animal food production' and 'how to die peacefully without having changed the world even after having made all these documentaries'.
MINI DOCUMENTARIES
‘HOW GELATINE IS MADE’
‘Over Eten’ from flemmish public broadcaster VRT brings reports on what we know about food today. Where does it really come from and how is it produced?
Alina got the assingment to direct a series of reversed stories showing the production of some of our food and dishes. ‘Jelly’ is candy. But only few people know they’re made of gelatine from the skin of pigs. Sweet?
Want to share this video? Please be so kind to mention: ‘‘Over Eten’’ (What we know about Food) is a tv show focussing on our present knowledge about food, produced by the news department of flemish public broadcaster VRT , Belgium. This ‘Gelatine’ video tells the reversed story of how gelatine candy is actually produced. Starting from wrapped candy, going all the way back to the living pig. Just by showing a series of reversed images it reveals a detailed and truthful story on daily foods and its origin. This video ‘Gelatine’ is one in a series of reversed stories on sugar, crisps, black pudding, rabbit stew, lamb burger, pastry and mozzarella. credits for ‘Gelatine’: director Alina Kneepkens, research Greet Verhaert, editor in chief Bart Mutton, concept Mario Mertens.
Full credits: Music: ‘New Error’ by Moderat // Director: Alina Kneepkens // Research: Greet Verhaert// Editor in chief: Bart Mutton // Director Over Eten: Mario Mertens // Camera: Kris Deschamps, Rolf Lemmens, Bart Deherdt for 2punt8 & Stijn Coene for Geronimo // Sound: Pascal Braeckman, Johan Somers for de klankmannen, Thomas Van Baelen for Geronimo & Caroline Pellecom // Edit: Dries Tolleneer, Philippe Piffet, Gunter Braem, for Het Huis.
Want to see more of Alina’s work for ‘Over Eten’? Click here.