Isis Cabolet | Drama | 07’00’’

Madelief decided to change the course of her life drastically. She quit her job and ended her relationship. Longing for a new beginning, she has booked a ticket to a distant destination to reset herself. When she returns, she gets punched in the face by the cruel death of her beloved cat. She instantly loses all the strength she had collected on her trip and can’t deal with this tragedy.

Jan Verdijk | Live-Action | 21’15’’

Who can you trust during a global pandemic? Two sisters who live in forced isolation get suspicious when a man suddenly appears, claiming he wants to help them.

Ayla Çekin Satijn | Live-Action | 07’04’’

Asli, a young Turkish woman, no longer lives in the village where she grew up. She has a girlfriend with whom she lives together and has built a life of her own. There, she doesn't have to define herself to anyone. She desperately wants to go to Irem's engagement party but is scared that her old friends won't accept her. She has the prejudice that they won't accept her and her sexuality.

Flip Zonne Zuijderland | Live-Action | 11’21’’

After two years of waiting, the 19-year-old Mason has finally got his intake at the gender clinic and is ready to start his gap year. Sadly, a new start appears quite tricky to make when you are constantly confronted with your past.

Sophia de Hoog | Documentary | 06’53’’

How to gather courage? In this short documentary, we follow the intimate process of five different people who are about to do something they are dreading.

Jonathan J Smit | Live-Action | 11’21’’

A sidelined majorette wishes for nothing better than winning first prize, so she can deliver her acceptance speech that has been burning a hole in her pocket. But that speech doesn’t go as she has practised in front of the mirror all those years.

Tim Sagl | Live-Action | 18’27”

A phone sex operator is tormented by the vengeful spirit of her former lover, who confronts her with the past. To free herself from the claustrophobic nightmare, she must overcome her deepest fears...

Harvey Kadijk | Live-Action | 10’26’’

Gabriel is a young woman who experienced a bad day with an unexpected outcome.

Edson da Conceicao | Live-Action | 11’49’’

When cab driver Oussama (40) reluctantly picks up the last customer of his night shift, he meets the endearing Joyce (50), who wants to make a few stops on the way. The encounter results in a road trip through the city of Rotterdam that neither of them will soon forget.

Remco Polman and Jantiene de Kroon | Animation | 19’53’’

Camouflage is a dystopian thriller in which we follow the story of office clerk Amouf. Amouf desperately tries to hold his life together while the world around him gets darker and darker, following the rise of De Jager. This flamboyant and highly intimidating creature is a hate-instigating vigilante who has sworn to systematically prosecute certain groups, and Amouf is not a brave character. Will he be strong enough to resist?

Woutair Koomen | Live-Action | 05’14’’

Stay is a story about facing your fears, even when all hope seems lost. Yasin, Rosie and the Veteran are looking for an escape: Mentally, physically and through death. But in the heat of the moment, faith brings them together and changes their destiny.

Mariia Ponomarova | Live-Action | 14’17’’

In addition to his busy life, a successful data analyst also takes care of his sick father. Doing what is expected of him, Andriy forgets that he also has to care for himself.

Sanna de Vries | Animation | 04:04

Mirrors cover every inch of Fiep's little house. As she stares at her reflection, Fiep focuses on her flaws so intensely that they literally grow gigantic... and turns her into some kind of mutation of all her imperfections. Overwhelmed with this sight of herself, Fiep fights her way through the door into the ferocious winter landscape surrounding her home, running away as far as possible...

Rutger van Leeuwen | Live-Action | 07:20

When Jerry goes to live with his father as a caretaker, he connects with him through music in a surprising way.

Vincent Tilanus | Live-Action | 20'00’’

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.

Nico van den Brink | Live-Action | 10’30’’

Nora has had a rough year. The situation is not getting better when she keeps running into the same man…

Emmanuel Tenenbaum | Live-Action | 19’20’’

Tom is a young trader in a London bank, whose recent performance has put his job on the line. When the first plane hits the World Trade Centre on the morning of September 11th 2001, Tom, convinced that it's a terrorist attack and not an accident, jumps into the biggest trade of his life. Based on a true story, adapted from the best-selling novel Swimming with Sharks by Joris Luyendijk.

Kim de Ruyter | Animation | 02’54’’

An animated short depicting the tensions of looking- and being looked at with glances of rejection and the effects these glances have on one's self-image. A personal film after the creator's own experiences with so-called ''reprehensible glances''.

Hugo Drechsler | Documentary | 15’00’’

'Master Stu' is a Surinamese folk singer living in the Netherlands. His wife Patrice acts as his songwriter and manager. Since the Corona measures, the streets are empty and all of his gigs have been cancelled. Stu and Patrice come up with an alternative: free 'pavement parties' for the isolated elderly. Meanwhile, Stu's new music video needs to be recorded under social distancing: "One and a half meter is the new normal".

Delano Sookha | Live-Action | 05’00’’

On the edge of insanity, a young woman finds her moments of freedom and rebellion while shooting pebbles… Knowing the powers that hold her are fast approaching, she cherishes that short moment of rebellion.

Festus Toll | Documentary | 20’52’’

Moral questions and the search for identity come together in this short documentary about what ‘home’ means as a halve European, halve African child.

Victoria Warmerdam | Live-Action | 11’35’’

An absurd tragicomedy about thirty-something Freek, who is reuniting with his imaginary friend from the past, looking for closure.

Sjaak Rood | Animation | 02’15’’

Jabberwocky is a poem filled with nonsense words that don't mean anything, but miraculously, you understand exactly what the story is about.

Lucas Camps | Live-Action | 07’54’’

When a cinema audience starts mocking the film they're watching, the events in the theatre take an unexpected turn.

Lidi Toepoel | Live-Action | 14’00’’

Amy playfully takes advantage of her granny's dementia: it makes it easy for her to win at cards or get paid twice for her report. Yet, she really loves her grandmother and is happy for her when she falls in love with Rinus. But what will Amy do when that love is forced to move away?

Timo Ottevanger | Live-Action | 08’58’’

Gaby and Kesh are two slackers who spend their days reminiscing on their childhood memories. When they notice an upcoming foam party, they decide to relive their teenage years one more time...

Reinout Hellenthal | Live-Action | 16:58

Letting go of the youth shelter and reuniting with her mother becomes more difficult than expected for 17-year-old Melanie.

Bo van der Meer & Roswitha de Boer | Documentary | 14’46’’

The old Fiat Panda has been in existence for 40 years and has been taken out of production. The model will one day become extinct. In the south of Italy, they are still immensely popular. The streets cannot yet be imagined without them. Rusty or just shiny and refurbished, in all colours of the rainbow, loved by young and old. In 'Lunga Vita alla Panda', the touching stories of the Panda owners in Amantea are told. They give us a heartwarming glimpse into the colourful lives of the Amanteanï.

Dirk Lentz | Experimental | 11:30

‘States of Mind’ is a poetic film where we witness landscapes, time-lapses, stop-motions and composed edits. The artist plays with the perception of time and influences from nature. This way, he depicts the constant stream of influences from the society he experiences during his life. It shows how information, beliefs and standards affect him but offer development of character. During the film, we discover a mystical world shaped by water and wind. We experience tranquillity, sensory overload and creation.

Lasse Jonas Rogie | Live-Action | 10’57’’

Insecure about her stiff body, timid teenager Jana desires to follow her dream of becoming a fluid dancer. But having lost her older brother, who was the only one nudging her in that direction, Jana is on her own to do so.

Mateo Vega | Live-Action | 07’03’’

After finishing secondary school, two teenage friends hang out in the industrial margins of their rapidly changing hometown. It's the middle of the summer, the last summer the boys have to explore their relationship before one of them is forced to move away.

Dylan Werkman | Documentary | 18’29’’

‘A View From Above’ follows the intimate journey of an astronaut going up into space, guided by metaphors from life on earth. The film reveals the emotional complexity of the astronaut’s journey and raises questions about our shared home and our broader collective consciousness.

Guntar Sinuraya | Documentary | 11’00’’

Mr IJsbrand "Michael" Rogge was born in the Netherlands and worked in East Asia as an expat for a Dutch bank in the 50s and 60s. There, he shot several films and eventually, he was able to turn his hobby into his profession. However, his film career wasn't very successful. Decades later, he uploaded his films onto YouTube, and people loved it. With over 400.000 subscribers, his films finally received the attention they deserved.

Lobke de Boer | Live-Action | 19'59''

Mathis returns to his native village to collect an early inheritance from his dying father, the infamous criminal Nicolas. His father is willing to give him the money, on one condition...

Raymon Hilkman | Live-Action | 07’00’’

When the balding student Mischa says goodbye to his receding hairline, he comes to a strange discovery. There's a foul-mouthed 'Hair mouth' between his flaxy hair, which forces him to keep his hair, so Mischa is now fighting for his bald head.

Wessel van Wanrooij | Live-Action | 08’44’’

After a heist, Mr Grosbau awaits the arrival of Mr Anderlecht and Mr Okazaki. When only one of them returns to their camp, everything starts to fall apart.

Arjen Schotel | Live-Action | 06’00’’

"The Confession of Beuningen" is the story of Marius Beuningen (Jack Wouterse): a man with two faces who has things on his conscience that cannot bear daylight. For once he makes his confession. But isn't it too late? And does he mean what he says?

Guust Mulder | Live-Action | 12’57 ‘‘

A black comedy about Dirk, a man who lives with his dog and buys gadgets to fill up his boring single life. On a typical Thursday evening, he finds out that the relationship of trust with his AI device, named Atlas, is not as reliable as he thought. Can he fix his rapidly deteriorating situation? Or has he already exposed too much of himself to Atlas?

Angelo Raaijmakers | Live-Action | 07’17’’

While his girlfriend puts the cake for his surprise party in the oven, Chris (30) gets a stomach ache. He finds a ticking time bomb in his belly, which he initially tries to conceal from his friends. But when Chris is about to explode, bomb expert Alim is rustled up to defuse the tension. The problem seems to be connected to the existential questions Chris has been asking himself: has he found his true love, is he who and where he wants to be?

Dana Alink, Thirza van der Zee | Animation | 07’48’’

Joy, an optimistic raccoon cub, and the villagers of Tidy Town have a plan to get rid of the plastic bottles coming from a factory that are destroying their town. When even the big bad water bottle-facturer comes to help, it becomes clear getting rid of the bottles won’t solve the larger problem at hand.

Moniek van der Kallen | Experimental | 05’48’’

Overcoming the shock of a traumatic event, the female protagonist in the short dance film Exhale battles to fight off her past and to learn to trust her own instincts and body again.

Dion van Velzen | Experimental | 04’44’’

In a distant world, four masked figures drag a large mysterious chest across a modern but fallen world. When they confidently seem to head to a destination, they seem to encounter obstacles they didn't expect. They find out this journey may as well be their last.

Ashgan El-Hamus | Live-Action | 15’29’’

Joy and her daughter Skye live in a trailer park on the outskirts of town. Joy’s free parenting style is put to the test when Skye tries to look a lot like her mother.

Michaël van Kraalingen | Experimental | 03’40’’

We all struggle with identity. What makes me, me? And perhaps the answer is so complicated our minds cannot wrap themselves around it. L’anima doesn’t have an answer. It answers the question with another question. L’anima muses on how maybe identity is partly made up of the places we have been.

Eva Glasbeek | Experimental | 04’33’’

With our young generation that keeps raising the bar for themselves, we try to build a path in the world that keeps on racing by. Creativity and self-improvement contribute to an immense amount of freedom. Yet, because of this, the inner critic’s voice gets louder and louder. When you surrender to the love for your passion or partner, you open a door to vulnerability. Because if this doesn't work out the way you hoped, you have nowhere to hide.

Simone Peelen | Documentary | 15’39’’

This short experimental documentary portrays four people with an imaginative job as imitators in an idiosyncratic way. What does the work do with their own identity?

Marieke Niestadt | Live-Action | 9’34’’

The only thing Paul loves more than fixing up old cars is his young daughter Lola is, but lucky for Paul, Lola shares her father's passion. After a terrible accident, Paul devotes his every waking hour to make things right, at any cost, even as it sets a wedge between himself and his wife Anna who feels Paul might be spiralling out of control.

Lisette Donkersloot | Live-Action | 08’18’’

Abe, a lonesome perpetual coward, decides to end his life with the help of a suicide service: a mysterious, self-driving death cab. During this gritty ride, Abe passes several unusual characters and events while driving towards his final destination, reminding him of his past mistakes and demons of the life he's about to leave behind.

Marlies Smeenge | Documentary | 14’55’’

At the International Butler Academy in Limburg, people from all over the world are trained to become a butler for the elite. Under a lot of pressure, they learn the old ways of butlering. An observational and absurdist documentary that gives us a glimpse of the perfectionist world of the butler profession.

Katja Jansen | Live-Action | 11’46’’

After a painful breakup, a young couple's life splits in two. He feels relieved and resumes his life being single. She is in tears and seeks comfort from friends.

Maarten Groen | Experimental | 02’42’’

Serratus is a short visual experiment on black-and-white 16mm film, starring actress and figure skater Nastassia Firestone and dutch actress Victoria Koblenko. The vintage atmosphere and synth-wave soundtrack will bring to life the story of a figure skater who chooses a pact with a dark force to achieve the impossible, eventually transforming into an alienesque silver being.

Gini Wittelings | Live-Action | 13’47’’

A mortally wounded soldier tries to return home after a battle in the American Civil War. Knowing he is bound to die, he struggles to find his way home, to be buried alongside his wife.

Nick Cremers | Animation | 14’08’’

In a sleepy snow-covered village, a young playful Timmy Benson is being watched by a dark presence from the past.

Michael Zomer | Documentary | 11’17’’

A tribute to the nomadic Ciganos (Gypsy) in Alentejo, Portugal. Portraying the offbeat lifestyle of a group of people who co-exist in modern society. It reveals their perspective on the future as their horse-trading business is on the brink of extinction.

Ilya Vierhout | Live-Action | 09'14’'

Two brothers reunite and reminisce about their childhood while driving to the forest.

Marijn Liek | Live-Action | 04'36''

When Peter walks into a lunchroom, he instantly falls in love with Anne, who works there. He wants to impress her with the right order but can't seem to make up his mind.

Lavinia Xausa | Documentary | 20'48’'

So Loud The Sky Can Hear Us is a documentary where an Italian director investigates how the sense of faith, community, belonging, conformism and exclusiveness, traditionally professed by Christian culture, can be found in Rotterdam in the encounter with a group of Feyenoord supporters.

Pim Christian de Vries | Animation | 04'25''

Autumn brings the wind that carries a falling, withered leaf through the memories of a woman’s youth and her relationship with a once young man. But spring brings new light and life to withered leaves and lives.

Arjen Schotel | Live-Action | 20'00’'

Humanity is tested when a global pandemic breaks out, and the government takes drastic action. Millions of people die, and those who remain are divided into 2 camps: the top of society and the bottom, the 'subhumans'. Amid this chaos, some people do not put their own interests first but those of others. Lucius belongs to the elite but risks his life for the fate of a subhuman.

Lotte Salomons | Animation | 04'06''

Chris' mother disappears without a trace, and he and his father, Toon, are both confronted with great sadness. While Chris can cry and emote, Toon cannot bring himself to be vulnerable and literally swallows his tears. His body starts to fill up, and he grows away from Chris.

Jorn Koning | Documentary | 19'23’

A documentary about the ugly side of the beautiful Koen Verdurmen and the high fashion industry.

Thomas Born | Experimental | 17'00''

A modern dance tragedy on Sicilian soil, about a search for common ground. This independent film is a Gesamtkunstwerk, inspired by the architectural installation 'The Forbidden Garden of Europe'.