Behind the Shutters

The doors of the abandoned Raverdy coffee and chicory factory remain closed just like everything around it The director herself a descendant of the Raverdy family and expecting her first child goes in search of the stories behind this sealedoff part of the city She moves in with her 91yearold grandmother who lives over the road Piece by piece she is able to reconstruct events leading up to the factorys closure using old photos advertising brochures myths language games conversations with her grandmother and former female factory workers These memories unfold through different storylines The factorys surroundings are explored through a poetic film style and the history of the nunnery next to the factory is also revealed This sensitive film is a reflection on the invisible and the forgotten revolving around women and the changing body