Angelo Raaijmakers grew up in the southern part of the Netherlands. He spent much of his time in the woods, creating his own fantasy worlds. Angelo fell in love with the medium of film when he discovered that he could bring his fantasies to life through the art of cinema.
With his imaginative vision and an interest in psychology, Angelo uses elements of the fantasy- and horror- genre to create suspenseful, fever dream-like films in which he explores the dark sides of our minds. His work gives the audience a unique perspective on psychological issues to endorse conversations and new insights about them.
In 2020, for example, Angelo made the short film WHEN I EXPLODE: a film about the anxious millennial Chris, who thinks that he has a bomb in his stomach and that he is going to explode. His short film I, ADONIS (2021) tells the story of fitness addict Nicky, whose body obsession sets off in an unhealthy direction when hidden childhood memories emerge. In his latest short film called A PERFECT NIGHT, Angelo explores the complexity of domestic violence, in a nuanced drama film about police-officer Nordin and his girlfriend Luna who’s attempt to bake a cake together turns into a helpless cycle of emotional and physical abuse.
Angelo’s dark, but open-hearted work resonates with audiences far and wide. WHEN I EXPLODE has been screened at more than 40 film festivals, including Oscar Qualifying film festivals such as the Nashville Film festival and the Uppsala Short Film Festival. I, Adonis premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in Canada and was nominated for several international and Méliès awards at film festivals across the globe. Angelo recently got selected for the ‘Talents to Cannes’ program by CineSud, in which he promoted his latest short film A PERFECT NIGHT at the film festival of Cannes.
Angelo graduated from the School of Art & Design, AKV|ST. Joost in Breda in 2015. His goal is to one day realize a feature film starring his favorite dinosaur: the Parasaurolophus.
Angelo Raaijmakers grew up in the southern part of the Netherlands. He spent much of his time in the woods, creating his own fantasy worlds. Angelo fell in love with the medium of film, when he discovered that he could bring his fantasies to life through the art of cinema.
With his imaginative vision and an interest in psychology, Angelo uses elements of the fantasy and horror genres to create suspenseful, fever-dream-like films in which he explores the dark sides of our minds. His work gives the audience a unique perspective on psychological issues, encouraging conversations and new insights about them.
In 2020, for example, Angelo made the short film WHEN I EXPLODE—a film about the anxious millennial Chris, who believes he has a bomb in his stomach and is going to explode. His short film I, ADONIS (2021) tells the story of fitness addict Nicky, whose body obsession spirals in an unhealthy direction when hidden childhood memories emerge. In his latest short film, A PERFECT NIGHT, Angelo explores the complexity of domestic violence in a nuanced drama about police officer Nordin and his girlfriend Luna, whose attempt to bake a cake together turns into a helpless cycle of emotional and physical abuse.
Angelo’s dark but open-hearted work resonates with audiences far and wide. WHEN I EXPLODE has been screened at more than 40 film festivals, including Oscar-qualifying festivals such as the Nashville Film Festival and the Uppsala Short Film Festival. I, ADONIS premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in Canada and was nominated for several international and Méliès awards at festivals across the globe. Angelo was recently selected for the “Talents to Cannes” program by CineSud, where he promoted his latest short film, A PERFECT NIGHT, at the Cannes Film Festival.
Angelo graduated from the School of Art & Design, AKV|St. Joost in Breda in 2015. His goal is to one day realize a feature film starring his favorite dinosaur: the Parasaurolophus.
