BG @ Flachland Fest

Why not make a festival for Dutch and Flemish upcoming talent in one of the most creative cities in Europe, the founder of Flachland Fest, thought. And so he did. In Berlin. And of course Breaking Ground was there as well!

In 2010 Breaking Ground selected a wide programm of great Dutch, Flemish and German student films to get the three countries to mingle and get inspired by the differences within the cultures.

Films Shown

Above All Things

Tine and Jonas have an adorable two-year-old son. They both want a second child, but Tine…

Anna (dir. Ruben Pest)

The shy Justin finds himself unexpectedly next to the exuberant Anna in a wild attraction at…

Jacco's Film

Jacco is a scientist, inventor, musician, philosopher, architect and athlete. He lives with his parents bacause…

Tegels (Tiles)

The hidden movements and melodies of street tiles. Tiles is an animation made of a large…

De Zorgfabriek (The Care Factory)

The Care Factory is a short documentary about a typical day in an elderly care facility,…

Une toile (A web)

A poetical view on the life of spiders.

Urban Rhapsody

The voice off a city will never be the same again after a mysterious figure collects…

Tante Mans

An old woman is musing her life.

Kindsein im Iran (To be a child in Iran)

'To be a child in Iran' is a film about the transition of children into the…

Illusion

When Lena loses her job - the most important thing in her life it pulls the…

Wes

While his is mother is hospitalised, being very ill, 11 year old Wesley is sent to…

Best in town

For more than 70 years Reykjavik has been home to the shabby looking hot dog stand…

Director: Peter Hoogendoorn
Year of production 2009
Genre fiction
Length 24'00"

Wes

While his is mother is hospitalised, being very ill, 11 year old Wesley is sent to soccer, camp. There he is struggling with himself and the fact that his mom is dieing. He is trying everything to not have to deal with the hard and cold truth. WES is a search into the boundaries of a child’s mind. How does a child deal with a truth that no child should deal with?

Shown at

August 2010 BG @ Flachland Fest
10-16 September 2011 BG @ student film festivals
10-16 September 2011 BG @ student film festivals
September 2009 Breaking Ground NL

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