Short-listed for Screening Season 1 – 2019

When Music Speaks

WHEN MUSIC SPEAKS is a profile of a man who, after his corporate retirement, decided to learn how to play a new instrument. A short and sweet testimony on getting older and it never being too late to follow your passions.

Bergarde’s Mystery Guest

Bergarde’s Mystery Guest tells the story of Pablo, a young fellow living in a beautiful art gallery in The Netherlands. Every night after the visitors and curators are gone he comes out to ponder the meaning of each work of art. However, when one night an unexpected guest shows up, everything changes…

Intrinsic Moral Evil

Intrinsic Moral Evil seems to be a tale of identity and coming of age. But above all, the three dancers play with the viewer’s perception an

Andersen and the Jinn

xperience the First of One Thousand and One Nights

Young, adventurous writer Hans Christian Andersen is out of ideas and in a hurry to catch the train home when he meets the beautiful yet dangerous Princess Scheherazade of the tales of One Thousand and One Nights. He is inspired to save her from being killed by the angry sultan, and thus begins the affair between Andersen and the Princess… Can stories heal souls and perhaps change the world?

The Apricot Tree

A bigoted widower fails at maintaining his late wife’s apricot tree. When his attempts are interrupted by a refugee found sleeping in his garden shed, he learns how to find closure.

On the Verge of ___

Andersen and the Jinn

Experience the First of One Thousand and One Nights

Young, adventurous writer Hans Christian Andersen is out of ideas and in a hurry to catch the train home when he meets the beautiful yet dangerous Princess Scheherazade of the tales of One Thousand and One Nights. He is inspired to save her from being killed by the angry sultan, and thus begins the affair between Andersen and the Princess… Can stories heal souls and perhaps change the world?

Remembering: The Maurits Kiek Story

“Herinneren: Het verhaal van Maurits Kiek…Remembering:
The Maurits Kiek Story” presents one man’s courage to return to
Nazi-occupied Europe and serve as a covert MI-9 agent. His unwavering determination to stand up, in the face of overwhelming odds, and fight the perpetrators of evil was acknowledged in Den Haag, The Hague, in 2015. He is a hero for us to remember as we, too, are challenged to respond to human injustice and cruelty.

The Matter at Hand Overview

A locksmith seeking redemption enlists the help of a young woman, to pull off a daring heist.

Where the Jungle Ends

Haunted by a past of abandonment as a missionary child in the Philippines, Charles is facing the wolf again this time he sees him clearly. Wolf versus the man who will win? Where the Jungle Ends is inspired by the death of my brother and is a mixed media animation exploring his personal journey into the decisive moments of his life.

Marva en ik

Tijdens haar kindertijd leerde Riet al dansend in de armen van haar moeder de muziek van Marva kennen. Decennia later staat Riet zelf op de planken met Marva’s tijdloze liedjes als hommage aan haar moeder en aan de meest populaire Vlaamse zangeres van de vorige eeuw. ‘Marva en ik’ werpt een blik achter de schermen van een theatertournee opgedragen aan iedereen die nog weet “waarom de liefde, liefde heet”.

ENGLISH
During her childhood, while dancing in the arms of her mother, Riet heard the music of Marva for the very first time. Decades later Riet has become an accomplished singer and decides to embark on a musical tour throughout Flanders performing Marva’s timeless songs. Witness Riet’s emotional tribute to her mother and to Marva, the most popular Flemish singer of the last century. ‘Marva and I’ takes a look behind the scenes of this journey dedicated to everyone who still remembers “why love is called love”.

Sex, Drugs & Bicycles

‘Sex, Drugs & Bicycles’ takes a look at Dutch social democracy and answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal healthcare the nightmare we’ve been warned about?

Young & Naive

Preferring the company of none, Robin searches to find out why all her beautiful and successful friends are single. She uncovered one of the biggest secrets in the world…Child Sexual Abuse.

The eloquent words of Robin’s journey to face her past begin a tidal wave of healing hearts at Poet’s Jazz House….just somewhere to go in the midst of searching your soul. A poetry lounge where spilling your heart is art and searching your soul is mandatory to get in the door. Young & Naive delves deep into the mind a of the poet; creating a masterful work of art in this remarkable and profoundly affecting story; as seen through the eyes of a spoken word artist spitting the powerful intensity of truth.

We can save our children, we can change the world! Young & Naive is the First in a series of Poetry-Films designed to Heal the Soul and Educate Minds.

The Metamorphosis of a Bottle Cap

A seemingly complacent crab is suddenly called to action by mysterious intentions and a chance encounter with an elusive bottle cap.

This traditionally-made stop motion film is about the ‘Reuse’ of an object beyond its intended purpose and is a celebration of the creativity and ingenuity of local people in developing nations. This animated short highlights the concept that perceptions of what is ‘useful’ and what is ‘garbage’ depend on cultural values. The film emphasizes the important role that cross-cultural exposure plays in broadening perspectives and positively affecting lives. Created by a Canadian who lived and worked in East Africa from 2011-17, this narrative is based on real experiences.

A unique blend of approaches are employed including hand-made puppets and illustrations. Local African materials such as seeds, bark cloth, and other traditional fabrics are incorporated alongside re-purposed items such as discarded plastic bottles and other found objects. The choice of these materials and approaches reinforce the environmental and cultural themes of the film and further demonstrate the positive influence one culture can have on another.

Chemistry 101

When a shy student musters up the courage to ask out his chemistry classmate, his plan goes awry after his love letter lands on the wrong student’s desk.

Sound of Two

A college professor wakes up in an interrogation room without any recollection of his past. A cat and mouse game of high stakes takes place between him and his interrogators.

TOAST

Two people are ready to make a toast but they do not know why. What they do know is that they own a dark and evil past and that they try to forget it with champagne.

America

In a tribute to his brother’s military service in Iraq, Tim takes his brother’s ashes to NY to the 9/11 Memorial. The journey ends in a lesson in racial profiling when he shares his evening with his middle-eastern Air-BnB host, Abdul.

The Elite 8

BEST WEB SERIES, 2019 EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL MAINSTREAM & UNDERGROUND

BEST WEB/NEW MEDIA, 2019 LA EDGE FILM AWARDS

The Elite 8 are Lane’s eight girlfriends from middle school to middle age. The relationships & episodes reflect Lane’s journey from math whiz kid to trader on Wall Street to soulful human being.

(View all 8 episodes at: https://vimeo.com/showcase/5709814)

Each girl or woman is a female archetype. The Elite 8 are:

Stella, The Girl Next Door
Brainiac Haley
Crusader Cerise
Morgan, The Boss
Gia, The Seductress
Anabeth, The Husband Hunter
Waif/Poetess Bliss
Free Spirit Juliette

The series opens with Stella telling young Lane eight boys have asked her to Homecoming. She has narrowed them down to the Final Four. Stella confides to Lane, “Homecoming would be a lot more fun if I was going with you.” That is not an option because all of her friends are going with seniors and Lane is in the middle school.

Young Lane, Adult Lane, and Older Lane pursue eight contenders for The One. Lane is not ready to commit his heart & soul to any new girl or woman until Episode 8. Has he met his match with Free Spirit Juliette?

ITALY & (THIS IS) WATER (Dir. I. Gavriel & A. F. Plaschg )

A single day: from the tender break of dawn to the darkest night. One out of many days to come? Quite possibly the very last. A long farewell, an ultimate goodbye to a life we have grown to hold dear. Leading to a head-on dive into a new reality, into a new state of being.

SPLENDID CASE OF DOUBT (dir. D. Moshel)

A simple love story between a bored bumber car owner and a furry. Sometimes love makes us forget…

How Countries Fight Their Wars

How countries fight their wars.

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions tells a story about a young high-school student that created an application for student-teacher communication. When he discovers some sensitive information through a backdoor he created in the application, he finds himself in a powerful position.
In this movie we try to show the audience the dangers of apps.

DIE BEWEGUNG DER STERNE – THE MOTION OF STARS (dir. Prazak)

Eight-year-old Lena’s favourite book, about the secret relationship between stars and humans, gains special significance as she watches a solar eclipse with her father; changing both their worlds forever.

I want to see some I.D. !

What can one do without a valid ID?
Based on true events, the journey of our hero begins when he tries to get back a parcel at the post office, without any valid ID, facing the strict rules of the post office department and ends within the walls of the police precinct, dealing with dirty cops.