
Mattias De Craene
Directing
Biography
Mattias De Craene was born 1989 in Belgium. He is a saxophone player and composer. His musical language is often described as unique and genre-defying. He is often linked with the free improvisational scene, and is also a founding member of several bands, such as “Nordmann” and MDC III. In an everlasting quest of making abstract things more specific, he has recently started to combine music with visual arts.
Known For

MDCIII play live at the Flanders Arts Institute for Belgian Jazz Meeting 2017.
MDCIII - Live at Belgian Jazz Meeting 2017

MDCIII live at Brussels’ Ancienne Belgique as part of BRDCST 2018.
MDCIII Live at AB - Ancienne Belgique (BRDCST 2018)

A majestic mountain range rises over a Norwegian town engulfed in darkness. The stormy sea laps at its shores. A thick snow is falling. The town’s inhabitants, almost motionless in their existence, are like creatures in hibernation. The camera’s static shots resembling photographs are woven together into an experimental documentary on life in Skaland.