Sil (10) and Merlijn (11) are about to go on a big journey: they will visit a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. From their mothers – who both volunteer in refugee camps – they’ve heard the stories about the children who live there. Now they want to see and experience it for themselves. What is it like to live in a camp? First encounters such as handing out food and careful greetings soon become playful gatherings and good conversations in several languages. Is this the start of a friendship?
Director Kim Brand | DOP Reinout Steenhuizen | Sound Jillis Schriel | Editing Luuk van Stegeren | Sound design Lennart Kleinen, Alan van Ramshorst | Grading Michiel Rummens | Finishing Jan Jaap Kuiper | Design Susanne Keilhack | Production manager Merle Bemelmans | Finishing Jan Jaap Kuiper | Producer Hasse van Nunen & Renko Douze | Music Harry de Wit |
2017 | 15 min | children’s documentary | Broadcaster KRO-NCRV
With the support of
the Dutch Media Fund
Prizes
Special Jury Prize – Singapore International Children’s Film Festival – 2018 – AsiaSecond Prize Documentary Award – Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – 2017 – USA Best Short Documentary Film, Academy®️ Accredited – Flickerfest – 2018 – Sydney, Australië
Festivals
Cinekid Festival – 2017 – Amsterdam
DOK Leipzig – 2017 – Duitsland
Duisburger Filmwoche – 2017 – Duitsland, genomineerd voor de ECFA Documentary Award
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – 2017 – USA
IDFA – 2017 (competitie) & 2018 (educatief programma) – Amsterdam
Flickerfest – 2018 – Sydney, Australië
IndieJunior Allianz – 2018 – Porto, Portugal
Providence Children’s Film Festival – 2018 – USA
CPH:DOX – 2018 – Kopenhagen, Denmarken
DOK.fest München – 2018 – Duitsland
Big Eyes Big Minds – 2018 – Singapore
Docudays UA – 2018 – Oekraïne
Go Short Festival – 2018 – Nijmegen
New York International Children’s Film Festival – 2018 – USA
TIFF Kids – 2018 – Canada
Atlanta Film Festival – 2018 – USA
Doc Edge Festival – 2018 – Nieuw-Zeeland
Jio Mami Mumbai FF – 2018 – India
Addis International FF – 2018 – Ethiopië
Nederlands Filmfestival – 2018 – Utrecht, NL
El Meu Primer Festival – 2018 – Barcelona, Spanje
Festival Cinéma Jeune Public – 2018 – Lausanne / Pully, Zwitserland
Roshd International FF – 2018 – Teheran, Iran
DOKKINO – 2018 – Finland
KUKI – ISFF for Children and Youth – 2018 – Berlijn, Duitsland
Sharjah International Children’s FF – 2018 – VAE
DOCNYC – 2018 – New York, VS
Docfest – 2018 – Maastricht, NL
Inconvenient Films – 2018 – Vilnius, Litouwen
2019: tour door Finland met DOKKINO
2019: tour door Zweden met Uppsala Children’s Film Tour
Atlanta Film Festival – april, 2019 – Atlanta