( Work in Progress )
Documentary Film Project
Produced by: The Rogues
Documentary 83 min, (2016)
Produced by: Halal Docs
Funded by: the Dutch Media Fund and CoBo fund
Commissioned by: IKON/EO Margje de Koning
In a juvenile prison three young delinquents are forced to reinvent themselves under the preventive custody of the state. Absurd psychotherapeutic conversations are alternated with intimate moments when the boys film themselves in the solitude of the night.
Winner of MEDIAFUND Prize (125.000 euro).
Premiered in Dutch competition at IDFA 2016.
Official selection Cinedoc Tbilisi 2017.
IDFA on A Quiet Place:
"A rigorous impression of three boys in a juvenile detention center trying to keep their heads above water. Damian confronts his warders with intelligent, sharp comebacks. Abou has a tendency to be rebellious, and the generally quiet Germain raises hell in his cell when it turns out he has unintentionally broken one of the countless rules. A Quiet Place shows a world of difficult reeducation from the viewpoints of the young detainees, including the many clashes and the constant imposition of order. The boys themselves read the prison incident reports aloud. Alongside neutral observation, there’s also space for more intimate moments and personal – even poetic – outpourings. The young men are given cameras in their cells. Although we never see their faces, in this way they are able to reveal something about themselves: a memory of a goldfish, or the death of a best friend. Sjoerd Oostrik was able to make this film in part thanks to the Dutch Cultural Media Fund Documentary Award, presented to him at IDFA in 2014."
Poetic documentary 18' min, (2013)
Produced by: 100% Halal
Funded by: the Dutch Film Fund
Against a backdrop of disturbing images the viewer is presented with a WhatsApp conversation between two lovers in the final months of their relationship.
Screened in the short competition of the Film Festival of Locarno 2014 and at IDFA 2014.
DESTINY
Documentary – 22' min, (2011)
Produced by: NFTA
Commissioned by: NCRV
A teenage mother struggles to combine her school with the care of her one-year-old daughter. When troubles are mounting she slowly loses control over her life.
*Awarded with a Wild Card of the Dutch Film Fund for the most promising graduating documentary director in 2011.
Screened at NFF, Dokfest München and Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival.
Children’s documentary 15' min, (2012)
Produced by: BALDR-Film
Commissioned by: VPRO
Twelve-year-old Mohammed is a small boy with a big heart that rebels against authority and refuses to submit himself. After the summer he will go to middle school and his whole life will change.
*Screened at IDFA 2012 and Cinekid 2012.
Documentary 50' min, (2012)
Co-directed with: Sam de Jong
Produced by: 100% Halal
Commissioned by: BNN
A coming-of-age documentary. Three troubled youngsters are searching for ways to escape adulthood.
Documentary – 22' min, (2010)
Produced by: NFTA and l’Institut Supérieur de l’Image et du Son
A film projectionist in Ouagadougou dreams of reopening his old movie theatre. When confronted with the harsh reality, he has to fight to keep his hopes alive.
*Screened at FESPACO 2011 (Festival Panafricain du Cinéma de Ouagadougou) and Africa in the Picture Amsterdam 2010.
Interactive Video installation, (2009).
Produced by: the Armando Museum
Co-created with: Sjors Swierstra
Inspired by the ready-made poetry of Armando, STAINLESS explores the nature of modernity. The public is invited to speed up the process. But do they know what kind of process they are enhancing? And do they have any other options?
Presented at the Dropstuff Pavilion during the 2009 Venice Biannual.
