Carice van Heusden



Carice van Heusden is a young filmmaker from the Netherlands who currently resides in Brussels. Her passion for film was ignited at an early age, inspired by the power of storytelling and the visual possibilities inherent in the medium. This profound appreciation for cinema ultimately led her to Brussels, where she has further developed her creativity and immersed herself in the world of film at the RITCS School of Arts.

In my work, I focus on the female perspective and the ongoing search for the meaning of the female gaze, as well as the psychological influence this search has on the subjective viewing experience. I use a research-based methodology, which I then translate into cinematic work, drawing inspiration from the subjective nature of film. This gives my films a more experimental and surrealistic character, resulting in intimate works that explore the complexity of the human psyche and human relationships. Beyond the discipline of film, I aspire to break open the defined boundaries between different art forms, with a keen interest in theatre and visual arts and the ways these can be interwoven.

Besides developing her voice as an author, she has held various roles within different disciplines, including assistant director, screenwriter, and positions in the art department. After completing several distinctive short films during her studies, her most recent project is Medusa is Not Dead, She Is Many, a video installation and a feminist exploration of the myth of Medusa.



Filmography

The Trees Hold Great Sorrow

Medusa is not dead, she is many

Nova Alma

THE FIRST ATTEMPT - The Primordial Darkness of the Mother’s Lap

TOUCHPOINT

Melicious



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‘Medusa is not dead, she is many’

‘Medusa is not dead, she is many’ is a three-channel video installation that reimagines the myth of Medusa as a living, fluid metaphor for misogyny and the gaze. The work challenges the long-standing association of Medusa with monstrosity and punishment. Instead, it reclaims her as a figure of resistance and multiplicity, an emblem for those whose voices and visions have been historically silenced. In contemporary times, her story takes on new meaning as an indictment of sexual violence, institutional passivity and the ancient character of misogyny that finds its new revival within far-right ideologies.

Conceived and directed by Carice van Heusden, nine FINTA individuals were invited into a collective exploration of the Medusa myth through feminist thought, lived experience, and artistic practice. Together, they reflect on how visions has been shaped by patriarchal histories, and how the act of seeing can be transformed into a gesture of resistance. Through intimate collaboration, the installation invites viewers into a shared act of shifting the gaze.

‘Medusa is not dead, she is many’ unfolds across three screens in a series of visual conversation. Rather than offering a single retelling, the installation foregrounds process, inviting the spectator into a radical practice of rewriting, remembering, and re-seeing



Written & Directed by: Carice van Heusden
1AD: Astrid De Ketelaere
DOP: Ursula van Impen
Sound Design: Haroen Dierix & Lyth Lochoshvili
Editing: Foebe Hempen & Sterre De Wit
2025