Synopsis
Experience six diverse short films by new Dutch filmmakers: Convoi Exceptionnel, Sisters, Sovereign, The Road of Repentance, What You and I Share With the Salmon and Wild.
CONVOI EXCEPTIONNEL
Directed by Genio de Groot
15’ | 2019 | Tragicomedy | the Netherlands
Produced by CineSud, La Gata Productions | CineSud Shorts Lab
Synopsis
A tragicomic and sometimes absurdist portrait of Ronnie in his 40s who still lives with his mother. By profession he is a transport assistant for convoi exceptionnel. As a hobby, Ronnie takes pictures of exceptional transport and collects miniatures of extraordinary trucks. A long-cherished dream of his mother is to become a grandmother. Now that she is dying, the son will have to look for a wife. But how will he actually find one?
SISTERS
Directed by Daphne Lucker
15' | 2018 | Experimental, Dance | the Netherlands
Produced by Blanc Film, Nederlandse Filmacademie
Synopsis
Three sisters grow up in a broken home. They are at each other’s mercy and survive as long as they are together. But is their loving connection strong enough to endure their gloomy surroundings?
SOVEREIGN
Directed by Remy Kooi
15’ | 2019 | Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction | the Netherlands
Produced by Seizure Productions, CineSud | CineSud Shorts Lab
Synopsis
Ger, a lonely customs officer, protects his small country bureaucratically from within its border wall until he is confronted with a persistent asylum seeker.
THE ROAD OF REPENTANCE
Directed by Vincent Konings
21’ | 2018 | History, Action, Drama | the Netherlands
Produced by Kingswood FilmProductions, YornHeijnenFilms, co-produced by Everstory, CineSud | CineSud Shorts Lab
Synopsis
Portrays how the fierce knight Gerlachus deals with guilt and remorse after the death of his pregnant wife and child. He ultimately trades in his sword for a penitent and lonely life and set out on a journey of redemption.
WHAT YOU AND I SHARE WITH THE SALMON
Directed by Raynor Arkenbout
13’ | 2018 | Drama | Netherlands
Produced by Raynor Arkenbout Films, CineSud | CineSud Shorts Lab
Synopsis
During the difficult birth of his son, an anxious soon-to-be father reflects on all the moments that led to this and how it relates to the salmon run.
WILD
Directed by Jan Verdijk
12’ | 2018 | Drama | Netherlands
Produced by The Rogues, co-produced by CineSud | CineSud Shorts Lab
Synopsis
Twan, Iris and their 9 year old son Jacco seek the hilly and picturesque south of the Netherlands for a weekend of quality time and relaxation. Twan, clearly the self-proclaimed head of the family, starts to behave erratically and turns his family, the locals, and even the flora and fauna against him.