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Tom Van Avermaet

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Tom Van Avermaet
In the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs with an impossible love for Agatha, a stone sculpture next to which she can be found every day. One day, when reaching her familiar spot, she finds her stone companion replaced by an abstract, modern sculpture. After a frantic search, she discovers Agatha cast aside amidst a group of discarded, classical statues who have lost their place in the modernizing sculpture park. As the sun sets, Paula finds herself trying to wake the lonely statue from her stone slumber.
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Hearts of Stone (2024)
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Tom Van Avermaet is known for Death of a Shadow (2012), Hearts of Stone (2024) and Droomtijd (2006).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Matthias Schoenaerts in Death of a Shadow (2012)
    Death of a Shadow
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Noomi Rapace and Jessica Barden in Hearts of Stone (2024)
    Hearts of Stone
    8.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Maarten Claeyssens in Droomtijd (2006)
    Droomtijd
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006
    Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006 (2007)
    Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006
    • Director
    • 2007

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    Director

    • Noomi Rapace and Jessica Barden in Hearts of Stone (2024)
      Hearts of Stone
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action (2013)
      The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action
      7.4
      • Director (segment "Death of a Shadow")
      • 2013
    • Matthias Schoenaerts in Death of a Shadow (2012)
      Death of a Shadow
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006 (2007)
      Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006
      • film segment director
      • 2007
    • Maarten Claeyssens in Droomtijd (2006)
      Droomtijd
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

    Writer

    • Noomi Rapace and Jessica Barden in Hearts of Stone (2024)
      Hearts of Stone
      8.1
      Short
      • writer
      • 2024
    • Matthias Schoenaerts in Death of a Shadow (2012)
      Death of a Shadow
      7.2
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006 (2007)
      Selected Shorts #6: The Best Flemish Shorts of 2006
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Maarten Claeyssens in Droomtijd (2006)
      Droomtijd
      7.1
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2006

    Producer

    • Noomi Rapace and Jessica Barden in Hearts of Stone (2024)
      Hearts of Stone
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Mark Elias in Golden Boy (2018)
      Golden Boy
      7.0
      • associate producer
      • 2018
    • Matthias Schoenaerts in Death of a Shadow (2012)
      Death of a Shadow
      7.2
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2012
    • Maarten Claeyssens in Droomtijd (2006)
      Droomtijd
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2006

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    Hearts of Stone
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    Death of a Shadow
    Death of a Shadow
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    Death of a Shadow
    Droomtijd
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    Droomtijd
    Hearts of Stone
    Trailer 0:53
    Hearts of Stone

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