
SHORTS PROGRAM: What if you couldn't find the right words, or you knew the right words but couldn't find the right moment? And what if you had a mad crush on someone famous and finally got to meet them? Maybe it's the things we say, or the things we leave unsaid, but in the end, timing is everything.
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Sjaak’s Wife Died, So Now He Needs To Say Something: 76-year-old Sjaak has to write a speech for his recently deceased wife’s memorial service, but he can only come up with opening sentences. With no finished speech, and after several delays, the ceremony begins. What will he say?
- Year2017
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageDutch
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorEva M. C. Zanen
- ScreenwriterMedi Broekman
- ProducerOak Motion Pictures

SHORTS PROGRAM: What if you couldn't find the right words, or you knew the right words but couldn't find the right moment? And what if you had a mad crush on someone famous and finally got to meet them? Maybe it's the things we say, or the things we leave unsaid, but in the end, timing is everything.
Select the film title to see more details on that short film.
Sjaak’s Wife Died, So Now He Needs To Say Something: 76-year-old Sjaak has to write a speech for his recently deceased wife’s memorial service, but he can only come up with opening sentences. With no finished speech, and after several delays, the ceremony begins. What will he say?
- Year2017
- Runtime11 minutes
- LanguageDutch
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorEva M. C. Zanen
- ScreenwriterMedi Broekman
- ProducerOak Motion Pictures