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Guest lesson Fact or Fiction?

Turn your classroom into a cinema and let your students be guided by a filmmaker into the fascinating world of fact and fiction. You instantly know what you’re looking at as you’re zapping, swiping or scrolling through videos, films and television programmes. You can usually tell within seconds if something is fiction or non-fiction. If it’s real or scripted, a gripping feature film or a documentary. Fact or fiction?

film teacher in the classroom

© Corinne de Korver

The power of the camera

On the other hand; we think we can tell non-fiction from fiction. But how can we be sure at a glance what it is we’re looking at? How is that we can tell? Is non-fiction always based on facts? Can something really be pure fiction or pure fact?

With the visit of a filmmaker, the classroom is transformed into a cinema. On the basis of a documentary, the students and the filmmakers embark on a journey of discovery in the cinematic world of fact and fiction. The maker enters into a surprising conversation with the students about the power of the camera, editing, sound and scenario.

Students will meet the director of one of the following films, depending on which filmmaker can attend:
Champ (Cassandra Offenberg, NL 2019 16’)
Stotteraar (Lante Kluiving, NL 2025, 19’)

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A still from the film Stotteraar: a boy sits in the classroom with his eyes closed.

Stotteraar (Lante Kluiving, NL 2025, 19’)

Champ (Cassandra Offenberg, NL 2019 16’)

“I thought that filmmaker Cassandra did a great job! The film was also very engaging: a beautiful film that addresses important themes.”

teacher Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam

Objective and factual

The film quiz with its many clips allows pupils to apply the knowledge they have just acquired. Now that they are more alert: how objective and factual is Reality TV, or a vlog?

Fact or Fiction? is a collaboration between Eye and IDFA.

© Angeniet Berkers

Also available as a cinema program

The guest lecture can also be booked in a more extensive format as a cinema program.

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Information

This programme is only available in Dutch.

Duration

+/- 1 hour

Price

€ 250 per class

Number of participants

Maximum 30 students

Number of supervisors

The teacher must remain present during the guest lesson

For whom

Years 1-6 of vmbo-gl/tl, havo, and vwo. All levels mbo.

Location

At school

Preparation

In preparation, a short film (20-25 min) is to be watched before. This can be done in class or individually

Required

An interactive whiteboard or beamer with laptop to play a presentation. We will send the link in advance

Book programme

Please book at least four weeks in advance of the desired date.
If you have any questions, please contact educatie@eyefilm.nl

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A student looks at the film equipment in the permanent presentation
© Nadine Maas