Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

A disoriented man enters a bookstore/café/bedroom in this award-winning short sketch filmed in one shot.

A young lover surprises his girlfriend with a stay in a hotel. Shit hits the fan.

A surreal encounter at Père Lachaise cemetery between brightly coloured jelly pudding and Mickey Mouse.

Short comedic film about driving instructors.

Bumba flies through space with his circus friends in search of beautiful planets. He lands on new worlds and meets Arro, the little space man. Arro has a beautiful rocket. Bumba and Arro become close friends and have the craziest adventures together.

Youp recently found his fifty year old wigwam, which made him - when he was little - delighted.

Everyday life for the residents of Biggeveen is somewhat different than we might imagine. From crashing helicopters, butchers who refuse to hand over their money when robbed, Santa Claus on cocaine, shooting piglets, fights in the snack bar, visits from outer space, hot chicks, canned soup, incoherent one-act plays, a clown sitting in the cinema, a nearsighted nuclear power plant maintenance worker named Infecto, and a washed-up artist selling his own CDs door to door, it's different from what we're used to. So if you ever decide to move, do us a favor... Never (I repeat) NEVER go live in Biggeveen!!!

Registration of the theatre program by the Dutch comedian Youp van 't Hek.

3Dimensies Live is a recording of concerts that took place in May 2011 in Gelredome. The concert display appears in 3D. This is the first time for Marco Borsato to do something that special and he was also the first Dutch artist.

More than a year after fleeing Iran, young filmmaker Sara Fattahi faces a great void. Where could that feeling come from, as if some part of her is missing? She reaches for her phone to find answers.

May is on holiday in South Limburg with her best friend Amy. One night they decide to go to an illegal rave in a cave. Once at the party, she appears to have different expectations of the evening. Amy continues to seek the attention of two French boys, and May joins in against her will. Will she eventually dare to make her own choices?

The Tweebosbuurt neighbourhood and its demolition after a long struggle with local residents became the epicentre of debate surrounding gentrification and social cleansing in Rotterdam, attracting even the attention of the UN when in 2021 rapporteurs wrote a letter to condemn its removal.

Shot in Cambodia over 5 years, Lotus Sports Club, is an inspiring coming-of-age story that centers around Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the under-21s women's team of Kampong Chhnang, and Pa Vann, the coach and father-figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team. 61-year-old Pa Vann established the football team in 2009 to encourage solidarity among straight, lesbian and gender-diverse players. He also opened his home to the more vulnerable often homeless teenagers, including Leak, thus providing these LGBTQ+ players a safe place to be themselves. After living with Pa Vann for many years, Leak, driven by the pressure to make more money for his family and forced off the football team because of his age, takes the heart-breaking decision to move to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, leaving behind the one person he loves the most.

Stage registration of the comedy special by Dutch musical comedian Hans Dorrestijn and composer Martin van Dijk. About ice skating, the spring, sports and more.

A man and a woman in a desolate landscape; the camera interrupts their walks until they meet. Then a game of attraction and repulsion sets in; filmed in the typical nervous theatrical style that characterizes the early work of Ketelaars.

A movie about macho men, chicks, guns, dogs, and cars.

Albert’s dream princess party for his daughter Trixie turns into a nightmare when the hired entertainer turns out to be a drag queen. Plunged into a feverish hallucination, he’s haunted by Larry the Dragdemon, a leotard-and-tutu-wearing jester who drags him through a paranoid world of sinister rainbows and the dreaded “Gay Agenda.”

In 1656 Amsterdam, young Jewish philosopher Bento de Spinoza watches his world collapse when his closest friend is executed for printing forbidden ideas. The city is gripped by plague, fear, and religious zeal, and Bento's growing habit of questioning sacred truths makes him a danger to both Church and synagogue. Amid this turmoil, he meets Rembrandt van Rijn, the once-celebrated painter now sliding into debt and disgrace.

What does transgressive behavior do to you? In the poetic video essay 'I Never Asked', residents of Alkmaar anonymously share their experiences. In a society where masculinity prevails, the film embarks on a quest for safety, togetherness, and the rediscovery of strength.

In this episode, Hendrik Andriessen, composer of church music and organist.

Members of the NSB and the NSDAP meet for a meal to strengthen contacts between the two parties.

Portrait of a woman who has had to live with the fact that her father was a member of the NSB since the liberation.

Emma is a normal person, with a normal life. One accidental discovery changes it all.

After waking up in a hotel room with no memory of the night before, a young woman pieces together what happened, only to realise that her boundaries were crossed while she was under the influence.

Lou is a 21-year-old woman with a keen eye for the world around her. After an awkward date with a man, she seeks comfort in the park, where her sketchbook and nature feel familiar. In her daily life, Lou floats between her friends, nature, and painting, while dating men to meet new people. But she doesn't really enjoy the dates. Then she meets Skye. A confident, mysterious woman with a look that lingers. But with every step forward comes doubt. Lou tries to adapt to fit into a stereotype, but what if she doesn't have to? A portrait about queer identity, self-expression, and the process of getting to know yourself.

"Jodi have intervened in the programme structure in such a way that absurd perspectives and effects alter the game's otherwise realistic graphics: we see the massive hero repeating idiotic movements; he dips his angular head into a virtual matrix; his body appears semitransparent. The re-processing can be read as a free interpretation of the bullet-time effect that distinguishes Max Payne from other games, by which the slow motion enables a new perception of space and time." - Transmediale Festival 2006

Silent film Portrait of a small lake near my hometown. Shot on single8, hand processed.

First film in a series of city portraits. Shot on a Bolex h16, all edits and effects were done in-camera.

Film by Raluca Croitoru

In Umntuntu, Siwani presents the mythology of certain Xhosa clans – a people native to the southern African continent, traditionally established in the Eastern Cape province – whose members believe they were born from natural bodies of water. In the video, some figures wear traditional Xhosa garments, while others are dressed in Christian attire.