Jolein Laarman

A sad and lonely little boy finds joy in this little bird he now calls his best friend, while he has to deal with family issues.

STAGES is a film about Roos and Martin, who are divorced but haven't become detached yet. When their 17-year old son Isaac withdraws ever deeper into silent isolation, they try to find a solution. Their attempts to find a solution for Isaac fail due to their frustrations from the past and their inability to listen to one another. (imdb)

Sam and Do are struggling with love in this story. They are together for five years, enjoying their lives and being more than happy. Although they are opposites, they complement each other perfectly and bring up the best in each other. But when Do gives birth to their son Max, their world is turned upside down. Doubt, different views on parenting and unfinished things from the past cause a growing rift in their relationship. Will love survive after the arrival of their baby? (imdb)

A destructive aggression is festering inside the 19-year-old Gijs. He must learn to contain it as his life is steadily getting out of control.

An ill Dutch woman visits her family in Norway in hopes of reconnecting with her estranged mother. (imdb)

On the border of Turkey and Iran, 19-year-old twins Zahra and Fatimah from Afghanistan lose their family. To survive in a hostile world of smugglers and drug dealers, they face choices and dilemmas that severely test their symbiotic relationship and conscience.

After the sudden disappearance of their superior, three young soldiers are left to guard a military vehicle by themselves. As their situation and the scorching desert heat renders them increasingly disconnected from reality, an encounter with a local boy escalates into a fight that will mark their lives forever.

In a juvenile delinquent center two girls find comfort in love for each other. Once one of them gets released, they don't know how to deal with this and both seek for a solution, with tragic consequences - A contemporary love story based on the motives of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

A new meta-experiment by Vincent Boy Kars (Drama Girl), this time with the filmmaker himself as the plaything in his own film. To what extent is it possible to be a free individual? In Future Me, filmmaker Vincent Boy Kars places himself at the center and explores, using therapy, drama, and film, how he has become who he is now.