Grey Matter / Hersenleed
a film by Jan Louter



Synopsis
In 'Grey Matter' director Jan Louter follows neurosurgeons Clemens Dirven and Arnaud Vincent during the treatment of various patients with brain disorders; a very intensive process for both surgeon and patient, during which - besides life and death - also personality, the essence of the patient, is at stake.
 
 


Screenings and media
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL 'WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE' - October 2018 - Saint Petersburg, Russia
NEDERLANDS FILM FESTIVAL - September 26th 2017 - Utrecht, The Netherlands
PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND ANTHROPOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL - July 5th 2017 - Pärnu, Estonia
Broadcasted NPO2 - June 5th 2017

GREY MATTER won the GRAN PRIX at the International Science Film Festival "World of Knowledge" in 2018. Besides that, Jan Louter won the prize for BEST DIRECTOR at the same festival.

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Additional information
Public Broadcaster: EO.
With financial support of the Dutch Film Fund and CoBO.
In cooperation with  Erasmus Medisch Centrum Rotterdam.
Grey Matter was realised within the framework of Teledoc.
Length: 80 minutes.

Credits
DIRECTOR Jan Louter
CAMERA Roel van 't Hoff
EDITOR Riekje Ziengs
SOUND Menno Euwe
SOUND DESIGN Mark Glynne
DIGITAL DESIGN Yvo Zijlstra
COLOURGRADING Laurent Fluttert
PRODUCTION Eline van Wees (Basalt Film), Edgar Kapp, Juul Kappelhof, Herma van Boven (EO)
PRODUCER Simone van den Broek (Basalt Film)