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Nicky’s world revolves around fitness, getting bigger and stronger. But when hidden childhood memories emerge, Nicky’s body obsession sets off in an unhealthy direction.
 
Genre: Drama / thriller / body horror
 
Cast: Hein van Rooij, Dennis van Beusekom, Jolanda van den Berg, Levi Penris
 
Producer: PRPL, Ellen Havenith
 
Director of Photography: Joris Bulstra
 

Festivals & screenings:

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

London Short Film Festival

Landshut Short Film Festival – Winner International competition Audience Award

Lille European Film Festival – Opening Ceremony

Madrid Indie Film Festival – Best director nominee

Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival – Winner best actor

Valencia Indie Film Festival – Best director nominee

Galacticat Fantastic Film Festival

Moscow Shorts International Film Festival

Short to the Point Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay

International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney – Nomination Ostfriesischer Kurzfilmpreis

Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

FEST – New Directors Film Festival – Silver Lynx Fiction Short Competition

Torino Underground Cinefest

Macabro Horror Film Festival

Shockfest Film Festival

Cinema Futuro Stuttgart

Mexico International Short Film Festival – International Competition

Venezia Shorts

New York Indie Shorts Awards

Montecatini International Short Film Festival

TerrorMolins

Awareness Film Festival

Atlanta Horror Film Festival – Nominee Best Cinematography

Lusca Fantastic Film Fest

Nightmares Film Festival

Reggio Film Festival

Soho Horror Film Festival

Imagine Film Festival –  Méliès Competition

Shortcutz Film Festival

Lund Fantastic Film Festival – Méliès Competition

Mutoscope

Rotterdams Open Doek

Amazing Shorts & Movies Film Festival – Winner Best European Short, Winner Best Screenplay, Winner Best Sound


Supported by: The Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds Shorts), City of Rotterdam.

I, Adonis

2021

Logline

Nicky’s world revolves around fitness, getting bigger and stronger. But when hidden childhood memories emerge, Nicky’s body obsession sets off in an unhealthy direction.
 
Genre: Drama / thriller / body horror
 
Cast: Hein van Rooij, Dennis van Beusekom, Jolanda van den Berg, Levi Penris
 
Producer: PRPL, Ellen Havenith
 
Director of Photography: Joris Bulstra
 

Festivals & screenings:

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

London Short Film Festival

Landshut Short Film Festival – Winner International competition Audience Award

Lille European Film Festival – Opening Ceremony

Madrid Indie Film Festival – Best director nominee

Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival – Winner best actor

Valencia Indie Film Festival – Best director nominee

Galacticat Fantastic Film Festival

Moscow Shorts International Film Festival

Short to the Point Film Festival – Winner Best Screenplay

International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney – Nomination Ostfriesischer Kurzfilmpreis

Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

FEST – New Directors Film Festival – Silver Lynx Fiction Short Competition

Torino Underground Cinefest

Macabro Horror Film Festival

Shockfest Film Festival

Cinema Futuro Stuttgart

Mexico International Short Film Festival – International Competition

Venezia Shorts

New York Indie Shorts Awards

Montecatini International Short Film Festival

TerrorMolins

Awareness Film Festival

Atlanta Horror Film Festival – Nominee Best Cinematography

Lusca Fantastic Film Fest

Nightmares Film Festival

Reggio Film Festival

Soho Horror Film Festival

Imagine Film Festival –  Méliès Competition

Shortcutz Film Festival

Lund Fantastic Film Festival – Méliès Competition

Mutoscope

Rotterdams Open Doek

Amazing Shorts & Movies Film Festival – Winner Best European Short, Winner Best Screenplay, Winner Best Sound

Limburg Film Festival

Dutch Horror Festival Jakarta

International Film Festival Rotterdam: Great Expectations

Alter | Dust

Ko(o)rts Short Film Festival

International Film Festival The Hague

Cineradar #7


Supported by: The Netherlands Film Fund (Filmfonds Shorts), City of Rotterdam.