Country Focus 1 Dutch Duets

Our surroundings shape us. Be it culture or environment - everything influences our existence and therefore affects our own scheme of life. If you are expecting a piece of gouda and a pair of wooden shoes, you are mistaken. With these films we rather want to focus on the complexity of our country focus while neglecting common stereotypes.

Wed, 24. April , 18:00 (Großer Saal)

Volksbad Jena

A Butcher's Heart

Slagershart

Documentary Netherlands 2017
14:51 minutes

direction: Marijn Frank

Wessel is struggling with a matter of conscience: Should he learn the butcher’s trade or does he want to become a farmer who works with animals?

Father and Daughter

Animation Netherlands 2000
09:22 minutes

direction: Michael Dudok de Wit

The dialogue-free film tells the story of a daughter’s love to her father. Over the years, she lives her life but always waits for his return.

Greetings from Kropsdam

In Kropsdam is iedereen gelukkig

Fiction Netherlands 2016
23:40 minutes

direction: Joren Molter

In a small village a misguided community starts harassing farmer Lammert, after accusing him of helping to build a wind turbine.

The Lighthouse

Animation Netherlands 2015
11:22 minutes

direction: Simon Scheiber

A lighthouse keeper’s discovery pulls him out of his daily routine and takes him onto a journey. The short film consists of 14 000 photos that have been taken for 7 years.

Gameboy

Fiction Netherlands 2014
20:00 minutes

direction: Giancarlo Sanchez

Four friends decide to steal their school exams. Selling the exams to others, the group seems invincible, but not for a very long time.

Pony Place

Fiction Netherlands 2013
10:14 minutes

direction: Joost Reijmers

When Emma is banned from taking her tablet on vacation, she asks her grandma to take care of her digital horse farm.