Evento

Focus on the Netherlands

Focus on the Netherlands
Sunday May 27th 2:30 PM
8 euro/5 concession
ARCAM

The Manifesto Film Festival formerly the Norwich Radical Film Festival left England for a reason...and we are sure glad of our decision, our new host country has been so welcoming in its artistic vision and openness to new ideas. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight some national films and filmmakers of this wonderful country!

Run Time 1 hour 30 min Q& A to follow!

Filmmakers Attending for Q and A: Zaïde Bil and Abigail Prade!!! Jip Roemaat

Shiro

Seismos
Dir. Zaïde Bil (Belgium/Netherlands 2017) 10 min

An experimental documentary about the effects of the earthquakes on the people, the buildings and the time in the earthquake area in the north of the Netherlands.

Ensammen
Dir. Jip Roemaat (Netherlands 2018) 16 min

Ensammen is a musical and psychological drama full of friendship, silence and discomfort. About a girl in the shadows of her inability, alienated from the world and its social standards

A young woman struggles to cope with crippling anxiety. Her new friend, Sverre, doesn't seem to mind her social irregularities even if he is at times oblivious to the darkness that consumes her. Ensammen perfectly depicts the frightening confusion of anxiety and an unspoken yearning for companionship. Balanced with the hopeful optimism of an unexpected friendship, this story is executed with quality acting and uncomplicated storytelling. The result is an understanding for the all-too-common social isolation felt by a generation consumed by social media.
Amy Peterson

The Woman Weighing Gold
Dir. Jacques Loeuille (France/Netherlands 2017) 20 min

The Woman Weighing Gold is an essay documenting the influence of capitalism on the Dutch painting during the Golden Age.

Future Perfect
Dir. Abigail Prade (Netherlands/Korea 2017) 13 min

In a luxurious plastic surgery clinic in Seoul, several stories unfold. A patient awaits recovery, parents take their daughter home - now that she's ready for college - and a lonely receptionist tries to impress her bored colleague. Together, these patients and employees in and around the clinic desire for some unseen future.