Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

Sink or Swim (Zwemmen of Verzuipen)

Hilal - ages 13+

Michiel Vaanhold / Short Narrative / Netherlands / 2013 / 10 min / Colour / DCP
In No Dialogue
Interests: Drama, Friendship, Children
MENA Premiere

Synopsis

In the strange atmosphere of an empty, abandoned swimming pool, friends Yinka and Glenn come across another group of boys. Through dance, the boys challenge the newcomers to increasingly difficult feats. A fascinating and imaginative exploration of the alluring but sometimes dangerous dynamics of group behaviour, ‘Sink or Swim’ takes a look at what happens to friendship and self-worth when they come up against the desire to fit in with the pack.

Official Film Website

About the Directors

ichiel Vaanhold graduated from the Dutch Filmacademy. His commercial ‘The Galleyship’ won the VCP-Kodak Award, and ‘The Wall’ won the Dutch Online Film Festival.

Credits

Director
Michiel Vaanhold
Screenwriter
Michiel Vaanhold, Jaakko Toivonen
Producer
Burny Bos
Editor
Daan Wierda
Music
Marc Bischoff
Cinematographer
Jorrit Garretsen
Sales Company
In The Air
Production Company
BosBros
Cast
Yinka Adekoya, Silvan van den Berg, Jeffrey Bordewijk, Julius El Sayed, Floris Meilink, Quinten Smit, Joby Tremus, Glenn Verheijen

blog comments powered by Disqus