Directing
A short film about freedom and courage.
A private chauffeur drives you around, wherever you like, whenever you like, but do you even know who or what drives you?
During a walk in nature, a young hiker finds a notebook. Soon after curiosity gets the better of her, she finds out that it is not just a notebook that crossed her path.
After not seeing her for a while, a man is pressured by his wife to admit a secret he tried to hide.
Relaxing by the sea, a couple discusses the true meaning of dreams. The spiritually minded of the two argues that dreams are more real than reality itself, her partner argues the opposite. When they bet on it, things start to get haywire.
The lazy Sunday turns into an unexpected wormhole.
Asked by his girlfriend about the essence of his love for her, a young man remembers a dream he once had about the African jungle, in which the forces of nature seemed to lead a life of their own.
Living in a small rural town, with little available emotional help around her, a young woman returns for a visit to her therapist. She finally receives a profoundly symbolic message, guiding her to find answers and solutions while living in a toxic relationship.
The powers of love are always at work. But when they do so in an ancient southern Italian town at sunset, they seem just a little more magical.
A young backpacker moves into a bed and breakfast, only to find out that untamed curiosity is a dangerous trait.
Presents a day in the life in Amsterdam, a city in transformation, captured shortly after the turn of the millennium, and shortly before the digital revolution would speed up the pace of life considerably. Shot in a fly-on-the-wall style.
With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.
One location. Two actions. Three colours.
Showing up late for a dinner date is awkward. But what if awkward is just the starters?
There are many funny ways to park a car. This is number eleven.
