The Tweebosbuurt in Rotterdam has turned into a ghost town. After the residents were uprooted to make space for luxury homes, all that remains are ruins and rubble. Fantoomwijk gives a voice to the residents, who reminisce about their own neighbourhood that was erased from the city. The film investigates how perceptions determine policy and the ensuing impact on those affected. Filmmaker Ravi Sandberg won the RTM Pitch Prize at IFFR 2022, which allowed him to realise this film.
– Christiaan Boesenach
Also in this combined programme
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You Can’t Automate Me
Lashers risk their lives securing shipping containers. Each of their bodies tells its own story. -
So Loud the Sky Can Hear Us
A group of Feyenoord supporters unfold a hidden world of faith, love, compassion, and vulnerability. -
The Battle of Empty Stomachs
A poetic tribute to the resistance of Palestinian hunger strikers and asylum seekers. -
Bubbling Baby
A celebration of a heritage often overlooked, Bubbling dance culture is reframed and reclaimed.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2023
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2025
- Length
- 14'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
