Angelo Raaijmakers grep uw in the southern part of The Netherlands. He spent a lot 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 dubious millennial Chris, who thinks that he has a bomb in his stomach and that he is going to explode. His latest short film I, ADONIS, tells the story of fitness addict Nicky, who’s body obsession sets off in an unhealthy direction when hidden childhood memories emerge. Currently, Angelo is in post-production with his new short film called WHY ARE THEY STILL HERE? A film about a police-officer and his girlfriend who, while being observed by their apartment walls, struggle with their boundaries and self-control, in a relationship far mor complex than meets the eye.
Angelo’s alienating, but open-hearted work resonates with audiences both national and internationally. WHEN I EXPLODE has been screened at more than 30 film festivals, including the Nederlands Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival and the prestigious Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden. I, ADONIS premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2021, and was nominated for several international and Méliès awards at film festivals across the globe.
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 a lot 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 dubious millennial Chris, who thinks that he has a bomb in his stomach and that he is going to explode. His latest short film I, ADONIS, tells the story of fitness addict Nicky, whose body obsession sets off in an unhealthy direction when hidden childhood memories emerge. Currently, Angelo is in post-production with his new short film called A PERFECT NIGHT: A film about police-officer Nordin and his girlfriend Luna who struggle with their boundaries and self-control, in a relationship far mor complex than meets the eye.
Angelo’s alienating, but open-hearted work resonates with audiences both national and internationally. WHEN I EXPLODE has been screened at more than 40 film festivals, including the Nederlands Film Festival, the Nashville Film Festival and the prestigious Uppsala Short Film Festival in Sweden. I, ADONIS premiered at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2021, 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.
