The Short Film Day 2021
The Dag van de Korte Film (Short Film Day) will be celebrated on 21 December, the shortest day of the year. On this day audiences in Dutch film theatres are treated to a special programme of the best short films from the Netherlands. The films are shown with English subtitles.
The films:
A Remark You Made
Hanna van Niekerk, Netherlands 2021, 24 min.
When Amy asks her boyfriend Joshua to play the lead role in her film about racism, she seems blind to the stereotypes that she has unwittingly created.
Pilar
Janis Joy Epping, Diana van Houten & Yngwy Boley, Netherlands 2020, 10 min., animation
A dangerous intruder gives Pilar the chance to discover the wild animal within and the means to escape the post-apocalyptic village she lives in.
Watamula
Kevin Osepa, Netherlands 2020, 25 min.
Visual artist and filmmaker Kevin Osepa, for whom the identity of young Afro-Caribbeans is an important subject, moulds this short film into a magical-realistic panorama bringing together landscape and fate, spirituality, sensuality and machismo.
Pantser
Jan Verdijk, Netherlands 2021, 21 min.
Who can be trusted during a worldwide pandemic? Two young sisters forced into isolation, are suspicious when a man appears offering help. Winner Golden Calf for Best Short Film.
Wall#4
Lucas Camps, Netherlands 2021, 8 min.
When a cinema audience starts mocking the film they're watching, the events in the theatre take an unexpected turn.