December 10th - 11th, 2021 Film Festival

InFocus: Dutch Cinema Short Films + Filmmaker Q&A

Expired December 12, 2021 7:59 AM
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7 films + livestream in package
F*ck My Life
A comic tragedy about the pervasive fear of not getting everything out of life.
Nervosa
Jade lives with her two friends Rex and Bo in a secluded mobile home. What at first sight seems like a normal friendship, soon turns out to be more like a kidnapping.
A Holiday From Mourning
A teenage girl attempts to flee the grief she has felt since her mothers’ death by going on a post-exam trip to a Portuguese party town.
Mustachio
Thirty-something Freek is reuniting with his friend from the past, who is looking for closure.
Why Didn't You Stay For Me?
You’re in elementary school, and your parent commits suicide. How are you supposed to move on?
Camouflage
Office clerk Amouf desperately tries to hold his life together while a brutal force is darkening the world.
Marlon Brando
Best friends Cas and Naomi, both gay, are graduating from high school and are together every single day, until their future plans change their relationship forever.
Filmmaker Q&A | Dutch Cinema Short Films
External livestream

A compelling and thoughtful collection of exciting work from up-and-coming Dutch short film directors curated in partnership with EYE International. This year’s selection dives deeply into themes of loss and resilience, and includes the US premiere of the latest work by NFMLA alumn Thessa Meijer, whose last film was the Dutch submission to the 2020 Academy Awards, the North American premiere of new work by 2006 Dutch Academy Award entry director Remco Polman, as well as Marlon Brando by Vincent Tilanus, screening with the kind permission of Canal+.

Jade lives with her two friends Rex and Bo in a secluded mobile home. What at first sight seems like a normal friendship, soon turns out to be more like a kidnapping.

  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Country
    Netherlands
  • Premiere
    US Premiere
  • Director
    Thessa Meijer
  • Screenwriter
    Thessa Meijer
  • Producer
    Julia Rombout, Reinier Selen
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