BLACK SOIL SHORT VISIONARIES

Fresh voices. Bold perspectives. Stories that challenge, connect and inspire.

Black Soil Film Festival presents Short Visionaries, a vibrant selection of short films by emerging filmmakers exploring identity, family, trauma, moral dilemmas and the complexities of contemporary life.

Curated by Claudio Montesano (New Producers Academy) and Monique Dikmoet (Rotterdam Writers Rooms), this programme celebrates a new generation of storytellers who bring fresh perspectives, distinctive cinematic BLACK SOIL SHORT VISIONARIES

Moving between intimate personal experiences and urgent social realities, these films demonstrate the diversity and creative energy of emerging filmmaking talent.

FILM PROGRAM

BLAAM
Fabiënne Kool & Thomas Ronzenbeek

In a final desperate attempt to find peace, Fien enters a church, where a confronting confession forces her to face the trauma and guilt she has buried for years.

Bloemen van de Pomp
Danny Stolker

Jason, a young street footballer with a promising future, gets caught up in what seems like an easy opportunity to make money. But one seemingly harmless decision draws him into a moral nightmare that threatens everything he believes in.

Alma
Alicia Muñoz Reyes

While clearing out their late mother’s belongings in their childhood home, siblings Dalia and Miguel reconnect. Through memories, confrontations and unresolved emotions, they revisit their shared past and rediscover the meaning of family.

Bela D
Dion Bruce

Pushed to the edge by the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, a devoted mother welcomes a mysterious figure into her home who promises to restore order. But as his influence grows and her eldest son questions his intentions, she risks losing the very family she is fighting to protect.

SPECIAL SCREENING

Buiten (10 min)
Alexa Hakkenbra

After five years in juvenile detention, 21-year-old Alex returns home determined to rebuild his life. But family tensions, financial struggles and old criminal connections threaten his fresh start, forcing him to confront a past that continues to hold him captive.

MEET THE FILMMAKERS

Following the screenings, we invite the filmmakers to join us for a Q&A, offering audiences an opportunity to discover the creative processes, personal motivations and stories behind their films.

The programme also looks towards the future, giving participating filmmakers the opportunity to present exclusive teasers of their upcoming projects.

Black Soil Short Visionaries is more than a screening. It’s a platform for emerging talent, creative exchange and the next generation of cinematic voices. and powerful narratives to the screen.

Moving between intimate personal experiences and urgent social realities, these films demonstrate the diversity and creative energy of emerging filmmaking talent.

FILM PROGRAMME

BLAAM
Fabiënne Kool & Thomas Ronzenbeek

In a final desperate attempt to find peace, Fien enters a church, where a confronting confession forces her to face the trauma and guilt she has buried for years.

Bloemen van de Pomp
Danny Stolker

Jason, a young street footballer with a promising future, gets caught up in what seems like an easy opportunity to make money. But one seemingly harmless decision draws him into a moral nightmare that threatens everything he believes in.

Alma
Alicia Muñoz Reyes

While clearing out their late mother’s belongings in their childhood home, siblings Dalia and Miguel reconnect. Through memories, confrontations and unresolved emotions, they revisit their shared past and rediscover the meaning of family.

Bela D
Dion Bruce

Pushed to the edge by the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, a devoted mother welcomes a mysterious figure into her home who promises to restore order. But as his influence grows and her eldest son questions his intentions, she risks losing the very family she is fighting to protect.

SPECIAL SCREENING

Buiten (10 min)
Alexa Hakkenbra

After five years in juvenile detention, 21-year-old Alex returns home determined to rebuild his life. But family tensions, financial struggles and old criminal connections threaten his fresh start, forcing him to confront a past that continues to hold him captive.

MEET THE FILMMAKERS

Following the screenings, we invite the filmmakers to join us for a Q&A, offering audiences an opportunity to discover the creative processes, personal motivations and stories behind their films.

The programme also looks towards the future, giving participating filmmakers the opportunity to present exclusive teasers of their upcoming projects.

Black Soil Short Visionaries is more than a screening. It’s a platform for emerging talent, creative exchange and the next generation of cinematic voices.