WHEN I EXPLODE / FICTION SHORT / 2020
Synopsis
Chris’ thirtieth Birthday party is turned upside down when he finds out there is a ticking bomb growing in his stomach. Bomb expert Alim is brought in to defuse both the bomb and the tension.
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Genre: Drama / Dark Comedy / Fantasy
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Writer & Director: Angelo Raaijmakers
Realisation Partner: Volya Films (Fleur Knopperts, Denis Vaslin)
Cast: Thomas Höppener, Claire Bender, Sabri-Saad El Hamus
Director of Photography: Joris Bulstra
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In the context of: De ontmoeting
Supported by: City of Rotterdam
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Festivals & screenings:
Nederlands Film Festival
Shortcutz Amsterdam
Off-screen Rotterdam
Nashville Film Festival – Graveyard Shift Shorts Competition
Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
20 Minmax International Short Film Festival – Competition best weird film
Moscow Shorts – Official Selection best short films July
Short to the Point Film Festival – Semi-Finalist
Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror Film Festival
Madrid Indie Film Festival
SciFi Film Festival Sydney
Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival – International Competition
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
Uppsala Short Film Festival
Lusca Fantastic Film Fest
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Leiden International Film Festival
Playgrounds Blend 2021
Bogotá Short Film Festival – Fan Freak Fantastic Competition
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Luksuz Film Festival
Prague International Indie Film Festival
Landshut Short Film Festival
Blackbird Film Festival
Limburg Film Festival – Winner ‘Best Young Filmmaker’
Zuidelijk Film Festival
New York City Independent Film Festival
Bali International Short Film Festival
València Indie Film Festival
Underground Indie Film Festival – Winner Best Fantasy Film
Deep Focus Film Festival
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
Transilvania Shorts
International Film Festival The Hague – Winner ‘Best Experimental Horror Comedy’
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On the set of When I Explode
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Poster by Niels Vrijdag
