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AS A WOMAN: RIANNE VAN ROMPAEY

AS A WOMAN

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DIRECTOR David Findlay AND MODEL Rianne van Rompaey DIVE INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS WITH THEIR SHORT FILM FACES.

The minds behind Faces, Rianne van Rompaey and David Findlay, speak exclusively to Beyond Noise about their work on the short film exploring identity, womanhood, and the “ethereal atmosphere between reality and dreams.”

Written and directed by Findlay, and starring van Rompaey and Astrid Whettnall, the film loosely traces the Dutch model’s transition from the fashion industry to performance—from “muse” to “maker.” Exploring themes of suffering, achieving success and happiness, shape-shifting, selfhood, and more, Faces is an introspective mind-bender, strengthened by costume design by Catherine Holstein of Khaite and styling by Vanessa Traina.

Filmmaker

David Findlay

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

RIANNE VAN ROMPAEY

BEYOND NOISE EDITOR

ERIC BRAIN

PRODUCER

SOLAB PICTURES

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

EVAN DJENKI, NICOLAS TIRY

LINE PRODUCER

JOAQUIN CARDONER

CO-PRODUCTION

PRIMO, FARM LEAGUE, FIRM STUDIO

CO-PRODUCERS

NIKHEL THAVRANI, SULTAN MAF, GENEVIEVE JOAN, MARTÍN KALINA, CORA RODRIGUEZ, MANUEL BEARD

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

TIM LYNCH, MICHAEL KUNA

DOP

ANTOINE CORMIER

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

LUCIE LIBOTTE

MOVEMENT COACH

AMY GARDNER

STYLIST

VANESSA TRAINA

MAKE-UP

MORGANE MARTINI

HAIR

FABIO PETRI

EDITOR

GWEN GHELID

MUSICAL COMPOSER

KALAISAN KALAICHELVAN

SOUND DESIGNER

MITCH ALLEN

COLOR GRADE

SAM GILLING, BACONX

STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER

MARCIE DVORAK

CASTING DIRECTOR

VICTORIA MACHMUDOV

FIRST AD

MATHIEU PÉREZ

PRODUCTION MANAGER

BASTIEN ROUSSEAU

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS

ALICE EYNAUD, RACHELLE HAY

GAFFER

THOMAS DUPREZ

FIRST AC

LOLA ROUGIER-ONNIS

STEADICAM OPERATOR

SACHA NACERI

SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR

XAVIER DAMASE

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

QUENTIN INCARNATO, ALEX LARRE

POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

ELSAESSER LILIAN AT MIX VAPOUR INC.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

KHAITE, SISLEY PARIS

Beyond Noise 2025