Arjen Schotel | Live-Action  16’35’’

Samuel is a lonely, fallen writer who spends his days in complete seclusion, in a remote house on the rugged cliffs near the sea. There, he is not only stuck in the last act of his last book, but also in the last act of his life. As he is about to leave the earthly for the heavenly, something unexpected suddenly happens.

Fabrice Verhoeff & Sammie Heggers | Live-Action  14’01’’

In a golden cage of luxury, Floor tries to break free from family patterns and control.

Kevin Tromp | Live-Action | 19’42’’

The Wanderer is a tragicomic short film about Daantje, a young city dweller who retreats to a remote forest to escape the pressure of social expectations. Hoping to find peace, he instead encounters fear and isolation when he begins to suspect he’s not alone. As nature closes in, his longing for a way out deepens. But where will it lead him?

We’re honoured to welcome director Shariff Korver to Shortcutz Amsterdam on September 23!

Shariff Korver's debut feature, The Intruder (2014), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2016, he created, co-wrote, and directed FENIX. The series premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2018, was selected for Series Mania, and received the Kees Holierhoek Screenplay Prize.

Korver has also worked internationally, directing three episodes of the Sky drama Temple (2019) with Mark Strong and Carice van Houten. His second feature, Do Not Hesitate (2021), premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was selected as the Dutch submission for the Academy Awards.

Most recently, Korver directed Atomic (Sky Original, 2025), a five-part action-adventure series created by the writer of Peaky Blinders. Starring Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Shazad Latif (Penny Dreadful), and Samira Wiley (Orange Is the New Black), the show premiered in the UK in August 2025.

Ronald Zuidinga | Live-Action | 20’00’’

When Herman’s granddaughter forces him to rehearse his funeral, the man who’s been dodging death has no choice but to confront it — in front of the whole family.

Jur van Yperenburg | Documentary  09’09''

When talking to a psychologist is no longer enough, Jeroen searches for another way forward. Could boxing therapy be the breakthrough he needs?

Leon de Levita | Live-Action | 20’00”

Roy takes his grandfather, Benjamin, up the Suriname River to visit his lost brother, Hugo. Roy realises how advanced Benjamin's dementia has become when they're in the boat, and that this isn't just a simple upstream boat ride.

Arthur de Weerdt | Documentary | 16’59’’

Smile tells the story of a Vietnamese child born with a cleft lip, whose family is presented with an opportunity for transformative surgery. We follow them as they prepare for this life-altering moment, facing both fear and hope.

Guido F.G. Jeurissen | Live-Action | 20’00’’

In the buzzing chaos of Rotterdam-IJsselmonde, 10-year-old Gush runs into a strange neighbour: a future version of himself, lost in stories that might change everything.

Lisette Vlassak |  Live-Action  07’31’’

When an underground evil terrorizes her garden, a troubled woman must face her demons head-on to stop her fear.

Marnie Blok |  Live-Action  15’45’’

Two women, two generations, same trauma. One has been silent for over thirty years, the other 'only' for a year and a half. Where one decides to remain silent after a confrontation, the other finds the courage to break the silence.

Jörgen van Dongen & Steven Willems |  Live-Action  18’35’’

Returning to the remote house of her childhood to help her mother, Caatje, move out, Emma is confronted with a long-buried past. A confrontation erupts over motherhood, loss, and the legacy of silence. Emma’s partner, Melle, tries to mediate but becomes entangled between two generations of women, each holding fast to their own truth. Tensions build toward a surreal climax where memory, trauma, and visions of the future blur into one.