Louisiana Mees Fongang is an award winning Belgian film director.

Both in fiction and documentary Louisiana is known for making raw yet intimate portraits of youth. Her research focuses on the different forces that are at play within youngsters that are uprooted, missing guidance, disconnected or have uncertainties about their futures. She uses film and storytelling as an poetic, transformative tool that simultaneously approaches complex themes in a more holistic way.

Louisiana’s her second short film ‘Waithood’ secured the esteemed VAF Wild card prize for Best Fiction. ‘How Do You Spell Home?,’ premiered at the prestigious International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam, world’s largest A-list documentary film festival. Simultaneously, her third short fiction, ‘Fikri’ premiered at the 40th Interfilm Berlin Festival, showcasing her versatile storytelling capabilities.

For her next project Curious Youth! Louisiana is diving into the world of the science of consciousness, creating a doc-reality series with youth, for youth.

Filmography

2018 Barzakh

2019 Waithood

2023 FIKRI

2023 How Do You Spell Home?