Guusje van Deuren

Two twenty-somethings meet on the train to Lowlands. He had no intention of going at all. She, on the other hand, had been looking forward to it for months. When they spontaneously decide to go to Lowlands together, one impulsive decision turns into an intense weekend full of music, confusion and longing — a sunny journey of discovering what what love can be when the world stands still for a moment.

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Pak Mokum Terug is the name of a group of Amsterdam activists that refuse to accept that the basic right to housing no longer appears to apply. The group’s name means “Take Back Amsterdam,” Mokum being the traditional nickname for a capital city in which today, for more and more people, a home is becoming unaffordable. Against this background, Hotel Mokum reports on the squatting of a dilapidated hotel in the city center, narrated in the voice of a fictitious activist.

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Due to a new bridge, the skipper of a ferryboat is suddenly without passengers. A coot looking for stuff for its nest provides a solution.

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An aspiring teenage dancer finds himself torn between his increasingly destructive mother and his own happiness.

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Determined to live the high life and make their mark, a trio of audacious teenagers sets out on a riotous quest across Amsterdam to get into the city's most exclusive nightclub.

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A family takes a vacation in Limburg, where the annoying behaviour of the father soon causes tension. When the wife can’t take it anymore and leaves with the son, the man gets into trouble when he meets two hunters. Well-made short relies on its resounding punch line. Ouch, ouch!

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Mother Marit feels that her son’s primary school does not allow him enough room for his male energy. During the parent-teacher meeting, she seeks recourse. Miss Yvonne tries to keep up a professional attitude, but after the umpteenth reproach she can no longer restrain her pent-up frustration. The exasperation of a teacher who has had to endure countless changes through the years is embodied with explosive rage by Yvonne, in this brutal comedy with finger paint.

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Tarik helps his father Elias transport illegal immigrants into the Netherlands. When an accident occurs, Tarik gains the acknowledgment from his father he has yearned for, but at a high price - the loss of his own innocence.

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Broeder Hugo is 35, katholiek en al 10 jaar kluizenaar in Noord-Groningen. Hij woont alleen in zijn kapel achter een hek met een slot. Stilte lijkt dan voor het oprapen te liggen, maar afleiding misschien nog wel meer. Een beschouwende documentaire over de menselijke beweging tussen iets heel graag willen en de weerbarstige praktijk.

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