Harmonia
While Philine tries to earn a spot in the most prestigious boat of her university's rowing team, a mysterious voice threatens her university campus....
A View From Above
This year I got to collaborate again with the amazingly talented Dylan Werkman in a documentary that seeks to explore the feeling astronauts experience when they look at the Earth from space....
Something Blue
This was a small project together with filmmaker Lola Mooij, who wanted to experiment with alternative ways of storytelling.
The Midnight Gospel: counterpoint in film
Yes, this post will have some spoilers, so if you’re sensitive about these things, just go watch The Midnight Gospel and come back later. It’s just 8 episodes anyway. So, of course, nowadays everybody’s inside basically. With the whole pandemic going on out there the best thing we can all do is stay inside. Thankfully,...
Zeven dagen alleen: Seven Days Alone
Can a period of isolation lead to a better understanding of our own lives and, therefore, to greater self-fulfillment? Jord takes part in this experiment, where he will stay alone in a house in the middle of the Dutch forest for seven days, meditating about different aspects of his life. 2019, directed by Dylan Werkman
Achter de bomen: Behind the Trees
During the 80 years’ war in the 16th century in the Netherlands, a family finds itself in the middle of a conflict when their oldest son’s horse comes back on its own, without him. They must decide whether to stay at home waiting for him, risking being attacked by the Spanish army, or feeling and...
Joker: the power of perspective
I think nobody really missed the premiere of Todd Philips’ dark, disturbing, unexpected take on the origin story of Batman’s fiercest arch-enemy. Probably it’s going to be one of the best films of this decade, not only because of Joaquin Phoenix’s mesmerizing acting, but also with the refreshing take this movie has regarding stories in...
Ghost in the Shell: humanity in the cyborg
A couple of years ago we witnessed the release of the American take on Masamune Shirou’s legendary manga Ghost in the Shell. That movie was, for me, a complete miss in regards to the story and its themes, and in my opinion only recycled the same old Hollywood themes of fighting for “justice” and “freedom”...
Bandersnatch: what is reality?
I don’t even know how to begin writing this. Is this the beginning of the text already? Or will I begin writing it at some point and then reach this place again and again? I’m not really sure. I don’t know where I am. These were a bit my feelings after watching Black Mirror: Bandersnatch...
The New World: orchestrating subtlety
Dutch films have a bad reputation. Even the Dutch themselves are quite skeptic about their own cinematographic output. Which, I guess is understandable: the Netherlands doesn’t have a huge film output and the ones that get the most visibility are, of course, the ones that get the most budget, which are mostly romantic comedies that...