A woman goes on a remote camping trip with her pregnant friend. As the two friends go swimming, hiking and sit around the campfire and catch up, it becomes clear that something is haunting her and unspoken emotions have been hovering over their friendship. And perhaps she made some other plans for this trip than her friend is expecting. Magpie is a deeply personal, heartfelt film, marking Sylvia Hoeks’ directorial debut.
– Koen de Rooij
Film details
Countries of production
USA, Netherlands
Year
2025
Festival edition
IFFR 2026
Length
11'
Medium/Format
DCP
Language
English
Premiere status
Dutch Premiere
Principal cast
Sylvia Hoeks, Margarita Levieva
Director
Sylvia Hoeks
Producer
Rob McGillivray, Avital Siegel, Michael Pruss, Orian Williams, Erik Glijnis
Screenplay
Sylvia Hoeks
Cinematography
Ryan De Franco
Editing
Alice de Matha
Production design
Tom Lisowski
Sound design
Jack Goodman
Music
Annelotte Coster
Production company
Scott Free Productions, Tip-Top Productions, Lemming Film