Sia Hermanides
Directing
Biography
With her films and series, scriptwriter and director Sia Hermanides wants to create new images and show underexposed stories. After getting her Bachelor’s degree in Media and Culture (minor Gender Studies, Political Science) at the University of Amsterdam, and a few months of teaching in Tanzania, Hermanides graduated cum laude from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2010, majoring in screenwriting and directing fiction. In 2016 she wrote and directed the BosBros-produced TV series ‘VOETBALMEISJES’. The series was nominated for the Prix Genève and won the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury award. In 2019 she directed the series ‘PAPADAG’ and the mid-length film ‘Afua’ which received rave reviews from audiences and press. Hermanides wrote and directed season 1 and 2 of the popular martial arts TV series ‘NINJA NANNY’. The series was awarded a five-star review in the NRC and has been sold to several countries including Germany, Denmark, Norway, South Korea and Slovenia. The series was also nominated for the Cinekid Kinderkast Jury Award and the prestigious Prix de Jeunesse. In 2022, Sia debuted her feature film ‘WHITE BERRY’ about a young woman of African descent with albinism who is searching for her place in the world. Sia Hermanides was speaker at the workshop Positionality Deep Dive 2023.
Known For
When awkward pre-teen Hunter and her patch-work family enter into a life of new-found celebrity and move to a posh neighborhood, she is distraught. She hates this snobbish village filled with brats and bullies. To make matters worse, her stepfather hires a nanny, Farah, to look after the kids while Hunter feels lonely and neglected. One day though, things suddenly change. A mysterious ninja saves her from the bullies - turns out that was her nanny. Hunter resolves to become a ninja master herself and discovers that if you really want something, you have to go all the way to achieve it.
Ninja Nanny
Grace, a Dutch-African girl with albinism, feels like an outsider with her white skin and poor eyesight. When she meets Kya, her African identity becomes more important. How far will she go, to fit in the group?
White Berry
Samuel, Malcolm, Remy, Jan, Kowalski and Jasper have no problem at all with being gay. Unfortunately, their friends, their parents and sometimes even their crush do. But that's no reason for sadness: experiences have to be made. And maybe after the next party everything will look completely different. Youth research!
Frisch verliebt
Remy, a popular young boy, is surprised as the outsider of his class rings his bell during one of his parties. Remy invites him inside.