Dutch Shorts

85 minutes

If you like screaming curse words at inattentive cyclists and sitting in a giant circle at birthdays, it’s safe to say you like Dutch culture. And if you like Dutch culture, you will love these locally produced shorts.

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2019

Showing in this program

Emily

Emily

  • Marlies van der Wel
  • The Netherlands, 2018
  • 8 min.

An elderly florist looks back at her life. After a lifetime devoted to sowing love with her flowers, will she ever harvest?

Gaijin Sashimi

Gaijin Sashimi

  • Erik Vos
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 5 min.

A Dutch boy is looking for his sashimi cutting technique. In the teachings of a Japanese sensei he finally finds the form in his own culture.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

  • Jing Yue Zwaan
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 2 min.

In this film you will hear interviews with Dutch people, who will describe a typical Dutch birthday.

You will see chairs formed into a circle, coffee and cake, and a lot of chatter.

Heaven’s lake

Heaven’s lake

  • Jake Hellenberg
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 3 min.

The night after losing their dog, a person starts hearing the dog's howls and ends up following the noise, leading to quite a surprise.

Hollyhockin’ ( h o l l y h o c k i n ‘ )

Hollyhockin’ ( h o l l y h o c k i n ‘ )

  • Lotta Sweetliv
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 4 min.

An Art film about the secret behind the Hollyhock flower.

Human Nature

Human Nature

  • Sverre Fredriksen
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 2 min.

Enter a world where things are different than how we know it. We see naked ladies
laying in the field, an old man taking a nap on a radiator while a fat man is stranded
on the beach and starts barfing plastic. In this world humans and animals have
swapped places. Human Nature is a short animation film about the love people have
for animals, and the harm we consciously or unconsciously bring to them.

Intermission Expedition

Intermission Expedition

  • Wiep Teeuwisse
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 8 min.

During a sunny holiday, a flock of tourists struggle to let go of their busy city lives, and the absence of daily tasks leaves them lost in an uncomfortable and frightening place.
Once they learn to slow down, they may find some beauty in the here and now.

Orbit

Orbit

  • Tess Martin
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 6 min.

The Sun’s energy circulates through the Earth, feeding the cycle of life. Everything is connected in a natural loop, which repeats, like the circular discs of magical optical toys. This perfectly balanced rhythm is disrupted by human excess, throwing the cycle out of orbit and temporarily stopping the circulation of energy in nature.

Savage Death Valley

Savage Death Valley

  • Waldemar Schuur
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 24 min.

Two cavewomen try and survive in a perilous wasteland, where gargantuan beasts rule.
Will they fight their way through in this prehistoric fantasy adventure?

Spring

Spring

  • Andy Goralczyk
  • The Netherlands, 2019
  • 7 min.

Spring is the story of a shepherd girl and her dog, who face ancient spirits in order to continue the cycle of life.