New Beginnings - Isabelle Ingold & Vivianne Perelmuter

Vietnam War veteran Al Moon lives alone on his tribe’s land in Northern California. As violence and environmental destruction bear down on the reservation, old anxieties resurface, pushing Al to hit the road to confront what haunts him and reconnect with the men from his battalion. Each encounter along the way reveals a divided country grappling with its own wounds—a troubling reflection of his inner turmoil. « The past clings, especially when you try to run from it », Al reflects. He chooses to face it head-on, hoping to finally glimpse other possibilities.

Isabelle Ingold is a freelance editor and director. She graduated at the Femis in the editing department. As an editor, she has worked with Amos Gitai, Vincent Dieutre, Bojena Horackova, Hélène Mariani, Itvan Kebadian and many others. She is a professeor at the Femis and the University of Corsica. New Beginnings is her sixth collaboration with Vivianne Perelmuter. Their previous film, Ailleurs Partout, was honored with the Scam’s Star Award.

Vivianne Perelmuter is a Belgian-Brazilian filmmaker based in Brussels and Paris. After studying philosophy, she entered the Fémis in the directing department. Her medium-lenght and short-films have been widely screened at international festivals and won awards. Her work ranges across both documentary and fiction but also takes in photography and installations. She is a member of the artistic team of SIC in Brussels. In 2023, she was a "guest artist professor" at Le Fresnoy – National Studio of Contemporary Arts.