Nostalgia for the Future (2026)
Guided by the evocative narration of Charlotte Rampling, Nostalgia for the Future is a descent into the labyrinthine world of Chris Marker, the “best-known author of unknown films,” who spent a lifetime concealing himself behind a veil of pseudonyms and images of cats. Moving through a constellation of personal documents and film fragments, an archivist attempts to decode the man through the material traces he left behind. By repurposing and recontextualizing Marker’s own body of work, the film treats his images as “time machines,” transforming the archive into a landscape of living memory. Nostalgia for the Future is a meditation on memory, identity, and the power our past images hold over the futures we imagine.
Director: Brecht Debackere
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Charlotte Rampling as Voice (narrator) |
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Chris Marker as Self (Archive footage) |
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Yves Montand as Self (Archive footage) |
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Fidel Castro as Self (Archive Footage) |
| Directing | Brecht Debackere | Director |
| Production | Steven Dhoedt | Producer |
| Sound | Boris Debackere | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Beppe Leonetti | Editor |
| Sound | Rutger Zuydervelt | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Francesco Morosini | Sound Designer |
| Production | Daniël De Valck | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marc Thelosen | Co-Producer |
| Production | Erika Rossi | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jérôme de Gerlache | Cinematography |
| Crew | Alexi Van Hennecker | Cinematography |
| Crew | Benjamin Grinand | Cinematography |
| Sound | Diego van Uden | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Chiara Pontuali | Colorist |
| Writing | Brecht Debackere | Writer |
