Human

An American mother searches for her daughter who was kidnapped by human traffickers in Central America.

A poetic blend of fiction and found footage from the 1960s and 1970s. Two girls grow up along a European border. Slowly, they are driven apart and experience what it means to be separated by borders.

One in eight Dutch women gets breast cancer, which means that most people know someone who struggles with this life-threatening disease. The part of a woman's body where she is probably the most vulnerable, beautiful, proud and sexy becomes a source of despair and rage. For Ingrid, Vicky and Sabrina, breast cancer takes on various forms. They are working towards recovery through tough and painful treatment, but are acutely aware that the disease can rear its ugly head again without warning. They feel damaged and insecure, and their self-esteem is at stake, for the disease has eroded their sense of femininity. In a very personal and intimate way, Awake in a Bad Dream shows how the women and their partners try to regain control of their lives after the diagnosis. Without comment or interviews, the film follows Ingrid, Vicky and Sabrina as they face inevitable and painful choices at the hospital.

Carnotstraat 17 is a feature documentary looking more closely into the effect on someone’s identity through migration.