A young woman wanders through her grandmother’s house and delves into her past. Fragments of her diary make her memories of the war come alive. With its serene and captivating style, Zingen vogels ook in oorlogstijd? raises questions about what we remember and what we pass on from one generation to the next.
– Christiaan Boesenach
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Prison with Songbirds
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Fantoomwijk
A lively working-class neighbourhood is forced to make way for luxury homes. Fantoomwijk shows the destructive consequences for its former reside
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2023
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2023
- Length
- 4"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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