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WELP

Director: Abel van Essen
In an abandoned boxing studio, Nova searches for traces of who he once was. A poetic short film about friendship, identity and the vulnerable sides of masculinity.
Growing up, memories, and lost innocence. An older Nova wanders through empty spaces as memories of a shared past slowly resurface. Against a backdrop of city and nature, fragments of sun-drenched days with his friends Keanu and Julian, and his love for Kyra, give shape to a search for identity, connection and the meaning of masculinity. In a poetic blend of image, atmosphere and memory, this graduation film reflects on vulnerability, friendship and the traces left behind by time.

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Type: Short Film
Theme: Coming of Age, Drama, Identity