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Hoe te verdwijnen

Director: Marc Schmidt
 Duration: 90 minutes
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Why are we afraid of nothingness? In an attempt to fathom his deceased father’s extravagances, filmmaker Marc Schmidt embarks on a personal quest for the emptiness inside himself and others.
What does 'emptiness' mean and why is it so unbearable? Along with four partners in misfortune, filmmaker Marc Schmidt (De regels van Matthijs) explores the feeling of emptiness and how we try to escape it. For example, a young mother subdues it with daily binge eating and a sex addict pursues her ‘shot’ searching for the man who can heal her. The ultimate confrontation with nothingness is taken on by a sailor crossing the Atlantic Ocean all by herself. In between the portraits, it gradually becomes clear that Marc, too, is familiar with the emptiness underlying these excesses.

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    Director
    Marc Schmidt
    Producer
    Janneke Doolaard
    Camera
    Reinout Steenhuizen, NSC
    Montage
    Katarina Türler, NCE
    Set geluid
    Rik Meier
    Carla van der Meijs
    Sound Design
    Mark Glynne
    Composer
    Wilko Sterke
    Visual Effects
    Paul Kops
    Abel Breunissen
    Animation
    Reinier van Brummelen, NSC
    Research
    Yke van Dok
    Monique Lesterhuis
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    Title: Hoe te verdwijnen
    Year: 2025
    Duration : 1 hour, 30 minutes
    Type: Feature Documentary
    Edition: NFF 2025

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