Get ready to watch two exceptional short films straight from our official selection! Each film will be followed by an exclusive interview with the talented teams behind them.
We’re really happy to welcome David Verbeek to Shortcutz Amsterdam on April 21.
David will join us to talk about his latest film, The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. The film is set to be released in cinemas on April 16, 2026.
His ninth feature follows a feral young woman, played by Jessica Reynolds, who was raised by wolves and is suddenly brought into modern society.
Over the years, David has built a strong and distinctive body of work, with films such as R U There (selected for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard), Full Contact (winner of the Forum of Directors Award at the Netherlands Film Festival), How to Describe a Cloud, and Dead & Beautiful, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Check out the cool short films and teams you can watch/meet this session:
Milan van Helvoort | Live-Action | 14’29’’
Mino is a naïve 18-year-old working at a Chinese restaurant. Despite looking like an average Dutchman, he is subjected to discrimination as if he were of Asian descent. As he becomes more aware of this, he can no longer escape it in his daily life. A series of unsettling events unfold around him, triggering a transformation that forces him to confront his true self in a disturbing way.
Jikkie Schelling | Live-Action | 15’00’’
In a desolate fishing village where romantic love has long been forgotten, two residents are struck by lightning like a bolt from the blue. They claim that it wasn't lightning but love that awakened a deep longing in the other villagers, especially 27-year-old Una.
