Nederlandse Filmacademie

Scientists create Epsilon to control nature, but it awakens and fights back.

That night, Jesper and Rein wanted to go to Tessa's party. They have just played sports and are exhausted, Rein has been hit especially hard (he thinks), and therefore has an incredible appetite for Peking Duck from his favourite Chinese restaurant. Jesper doubts as he is a bit short on cash (as he has been for decades). This exposes a skewed dynamic in their friendship.

Leon wants to develop rock climbing in Albania while attempting to climb The Dream, one of the most difficult routes in the Balkans. When his efforts on the route hit a wall, it becomes clear his commitment is about more than just climbing.

A solitary organ broker attempts to break free from his life of deadly crime by rescuing a young woman from the ruthless syndicate he does business with.

A pioneering neurosurgeon volunteers in his own experimental procedure to surgically remove the fear of death. This short has bizarre storytelling, body horror visuals and an eerie beauty that gets under your skin.

On her final day working in a greenhouse, Romanian migrant worker Ana is followed by a documentary crew manipulating her story. Under pressure from her father and boss, tensions escalate. As she realizes she’s losing control, a turning point at work forces her to attempt an escape.

Mehmet and Tim are best friends for as long as they can remember. However, they are at the foot of a major event. An event that will change their friendship forever.

When Kees (42) and his two children, Roos (12) and Willem (6), stop at a gas station for a quick toilet break, they all shortly separate and go their own way. In this short period of time, each of them witnesses something which makes them think about themselves. The young Willem accidently witnesses a couple making love in the bushes and doesn't know how to deal with this. Roos, a real 'tomboy', starts thinking about who she wants to be, after another girl confuses her for being a boy. Kees, a divorced man, thinks he has a flirt with a younger woman. When he finds out she wasn't flirting at all, he realizes that he has entered a new period of his life where he has to find his place. The three characters separately all experience a small tilt in their lives.

During a night fueled by bravado and peer pressure, a lonely boy tries to prove he’s a “real man,” with devastating consequences.

The Dutch water polo men's team has not qualified for the Olympic Games since 2000. The team will get a new chance during the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rotterdam. This documentary follows Bilal, Eelco, and Robin during the preparations. The chance that they will succeed is small, they all know that. But imagine that it will work.

When the last visitors leave and silence descends, the museum awakens in a different way. Staff members share their stories about inexplicable sounds, shadows that vanish just a little too quickly, and objects that seem to look back.