“Did you know that of all animals, people and birds are the most alike?” a grandfather asks his grandson. Sitting inside a parked car, he regales him with tall stories of his time as a sailor, painting poetic pictures that revolve around the albatross. His grandson, in the meantime – portrayed by filmmaker Ilya Vierhout himself – broaches the subject of his inner world. A conversation built from two monologues, inspired by a book Vierhout found among his deceased grandfather’s belongings.
– Christiaan Boesenach
Also in this combined programme
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Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
Although spectacular, the taxidermied birds in a natural history museum signify a history of colonial extraction. -
Panorama Chemours – River reflections
A slow pan over the Chemours industrial plant and the Merwede river, beautiful and disturbing. -
She Cries (The Holy Water)
A cloudy day in the Netherlands occasions a Thai artist’s wistful reverie about her childhood. -
What is left behind
An artistic investigation into the impact of weapons and ammunition dumped into the sea after WWII.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2026
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 18'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
