Cinedans New Dutch: Wondering Worlds

With a touch of magical realism, these films playfully offer new sensations and experiences. They invite us to reflect on the world, discover alternative relationships, follow our dreams and maintain our resilience.

La Última Ascensión (Director: Kevin Osepa | NL | 2022 | 23’)

Rowin, a 22-year-old fisherman from Banda Abou (Curaçao) has little luck catching fish at his fishing spot. He goes there everyday despite the disapproval of his mother. One day, on the coastline where he fishes daily, he encounters a mysterious young man who will change everything.

Dog Cloud (Director: Amos Ben-Tal/OFFprojects | Choreographer: Amos Ben-Tal | NL | 2023 | 8’ [World Première])

Four dancers, one choreographic score, one poem, one camera, one angle, three takes and no edits. Dog Cloud explores the subtle interplay between structure, chance and the human desire for finding patterns and stories.

Endurance (Director/Choreographer: Imre van Opstal | IL | 2023 | 11’)

Whether it's running a marathon, climbing a mountain, or simply making it through a difficult day, endurance is what enables people to persist and succeed. A film about the power of perseverance and resilience and a testament to the idea that with hard work, determination, and the inherent drive to keep going despite adversity, anything is possible.

Parel Moerwijk (Director: Bart Sturing | Choreographer: Menno van Gorp | NL | 2023 | 6’)

Bart shares his experiences of living in Moerwijk-Oost, a working-class neighborhood in The Hague. The many empty buildings merge the world of a group of inhabiting creatives with the daily antics of five children living down the street.

Shot with a hand-held 16mm and super 8 camera and accompanied by a photo series by Nas Hosen and soundtrack by Unit Nine.

Lucid Dreaming (Director/Choreographer: Emma Evelein | BE, NL | 2023 | 13’)

Lucid Dreaming tells the story of a girl in a train, who loses herself in the world of another passenger. As she falls deeper in his emotions and sensations, the train and its passengers become part of the world she encounters through him. During this non-verbal encounter between strangers, she experiences how imagination and empathy are both powerful and vulnerable at the same time.

Trilogia (Directors: Simon van der Zande, Marvin Beekhuijzen | Choreographer: Ido Batash | BE, NL | 2023 | 7’ [World Première])

The discovery of a dance creature in the elevator of a theater sets in motion a cat and mouse play between performer and camera. Both are looking for the fragile harmony of a dance captured on film.