Marja’s husband died three years ago, and since then she has celebrated Christmas with her sons. When they turn out to have other plans this year, Marja is secretly relieved. Now she can spend the holidays with her new secret boyfriend. Ziarah plays the role of Caro the new girlfriend of one of her sons.
| Production Company |
Fiction Valley & Videoland |
| Director |
Jelle de Jonge |
| DOP |
Rick David |
| Role |
Character Caro Leeflang |
| Genre |
Series |
| Year |
2018 |
Teddy is expecting a great reviving holiday with his sister Gina in the south of Italy, when the news of a passing family member brings along all the demons of their dark past on Curaçao.
The film is created in Amantea during the la guarimba film festival. A festival where filmmakers come together to make film. To go and make this movie was a beautiful initiative from Tarikh Janssen, Ziarah’s brother and Laura Hermanides the director.
| Director |
Laura Hermanides
|
| DOP |
Nina Badoux |
| Role |
Main character Gina |
| Genre |
Short film |
| Year |
2019 |
Da Bounce Urban Film Festival | Winner Best Short Film
Remarks from Jury shortcutzamsterdam:
“A very compelling story about how our psyche can reinvent history to make deep trauma in our lives. Well acted. Well shot. Well told.”
Christopher Mack | Director Creative Talent Investment & Development for Netflix International Originals
“A disruptive film. On an apparently sunny holiday, in which the attraction between brother and sister becomes more and more exciting, the sister lets her brother confess the gruesome truth about abuse in the family. Beautifully portrayed, beautiful game and subtly constructed!”
Marina Blok | head of drama ntr
Vera wakes up in a boat, in an unknown world. As soon as she gets off the boat, the sound of a screaming child echoes non-stop, awakening a gruesome monster inside her. Vera flees for her life, but will eventually have to confront the monster. With each new cry of the child, black spots appear on the woman’s body, as if a monster is trying to escape from her. She runs away from it, but in this short drama she ends up in a nightmarish trip through a dark world. However, she keeps fleeing, she will eventually face the monster within herself.
This film was made in collaboration with BNNVARA.
| Production Company |
Dutch Film Academy |
| Director |
Edson Da Conceicao |
| DOP |
Bo Bolderink |
| Role |
Main character Vera |
| Genre |
Short drama |
| Year |
2019 |
Shortcutz Amsterdam
Remarks from Jury shortcutzamsterdam
“Stunning, a 10 on all levels, acting, art direction, VFX, cinematography, music sound, directing. One of the best short films I have seen as a jury member of Shortcutz.”
Roel Reiné | Director (Marvel’s Inhumans, Black Sails, Redbad)
Festivals
When a young woman, Imaani, goes to the pool, the physical exposure brings up a traumatic memory. However, to process the memory of the sexual assault, she will have to face her trauma.
This idea to make my own dance film started a couple of years ago. And my dream came true with this amazing team.
Instagram: @anahit_film_
| Production company |
Pristine film |
| Director |
Laura Hermanides
|
| Director of choreography |
Emma Evelein
|
| DOP |
Thijmen Doornik |
| Role |
Main character Imaani |
| Genre |
Short film |
| Year |
2022 |
Cast: Lucien Denny, Alida Bergakker, Claire de Caluwe, Jinko Adams, Joshi Martina, Leander Kaempf, Polly Mirovskaya , Roberta Riontino, Romee van der Meent, Rubia Serenaa, Sarah, Tatiana Spiewak, Tarikh Janssen, Ziarah Janssen.
Photo/Stills credits © Thijmen Doornik
Photo credits on set © Elena Zemlyanskaya
When Mara hastily enters her yoga class she desperately tries to find her zen, only to find out her zen is at the end of letting out all her frustrations first.
| Production Company |
Sugar Rush |
| Director |
Karsten de Vreugd |
| DOP |
Michael Brooke |
| Role |
Character Nadja |
| Genre |
Short film |
| Year |
2019 |
A lonely prostitute finds support in a single, drug dealing, mother. Their loyalty is tested after a traumatic incident.
Official selection NFF
Premiere at the Nederlandse Film Festival 2020
| Production Company |
Thomas Overtoom – Liza Koifman |
| Director |
Liza Koifman |
| DOP |
Tomas Overtoom |
| Role |
Main character Dewy |
| Genre |
Short film |
| Year |
2020 |
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