Botanica
Botanica · dir. Noël Loozen
The Netherlands 2017, 13’
26 October, 15:00 · Cinema City — room 6
A garden-center employee fears his possible infertility. While the pregnancy wish of the love of his life is growing, shame starts to take a hold on him. He senses them growing apart. He makes a very unusual decision and swallows his pride in order to let their love overcome.
| Director: | Noël Loozen |
| Screenplay: | Joeri Kloppert, Noël Loozen |
| Music: | Sjam Sjamsoedin |
| Cinematography: | Tim Kerbosch |
| Editing: | Mieneke Kramer |
| Cast: | Guido Pollemans, Sytske van der Ster, Jiri Loozen, Olivia Lonsdale, Victor Peeters |
| Producer: | Gijs Kerbosch |
| Distribution: | Some Shorts |
| Awards: | Warszawski FF / Warsaw FF – Oficjalna Selekcja / Official Selection (2017); FF w Eindhoven / Eindhovens FF – Oficjalna Selekcja / Official Selection (2017) |
Noël Loozen is an all-round accomplished artist that has shifted his focus from photography to directing during the last couple of years. His second short film Spoetnik was selected for the Berlinale Generation 14+ competition in 2016 and won several prizes. Noël is currently in production for his first TV length film Limburgia.
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