Get ready for a great session with 4 short films straight from our official selection! After each screening, we interview the team behind the film and get to know more about their process and vision.
Check out these cool short films and teams you can watch/meet this session:
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.
