Based on the Emmy-winning short Kop Op (Heads Together), SWOP shows the comical adventures of three dear friends: Sef, Wesley and Marjory. One day, they discover an abandoned washing machine that seems to possess mysterious powers; it lets you swap your own head with someone else's! Safe to say that this leads to confusing and funny situations. But, more importantly, they are literally able to see the world through different eyes. And maybe, just maybe, this enables them to accept their own problems.
SWOP is created by the lovely Dutch animation trio Job, Joris & Marieke who have been friends and colleagues for two decades now. They even say they have a "shared brain"! A screening of four out of twelve episodes will be followed by a Q&A with the three creators and some other members of the team.
Sef finds it difficult to stand up for himself. And then by accident, he switches heads with a dog. While Wesley and Marjory go in search of the dog with Sef’s head, Sef has to spend a day with the dog’s owner. Reluctantly, Sef obeys all the owner’s commands, until he finally learns to talk back.
Sef doesn’t want to go to the dentist. He tricks Wesley into swapping heads with him. Wesley has no choice but to go through with Sef’s dental treatment. Fortunately, the pain is soothed by the present he gets from Sef’s parents as consolation. Wesley had never even received such an expensive present from his own father. Wesley decides not to tell Sef about the present.
After Marjory switches heads with Wesley, she decides to jazz up Wesley’s boring vlog by recording a new episode without asking his permission. Wesley is mad at her when he finds out. When he’s at the hairdresser’s – with Marjory’s head – he takes revenge.
Sef, Wesley and Marjory find an abandoned washing machine. They quickly discover that the washing machine possesses mysterious properties; it enables you to swap your head with someone else’s. Just after they have all swapped heads, they’re called in for dinner. This means that they are forced to spend an evening as each other.
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