Movies: Richard Valk

A turbulent day in a life, painted by air....

A young woman lives in the streets of a city where people are watched by cameras 24 hours a day. Even in her sleep she is followed. Is it possible to find a place where you can be yourself in a disquieting world of constant surveillance?...

A short animated documentary exploring the immigration experience through the eyes of children learning how to swim with clothes on in the Netherlands....

A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store...

How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbor and filmmaker Douwe. By means of playful reconstructions in a special...

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A sheriff's shootout turns into an adventure through the wondrous world of film....

Rode Gordijnen (Red Curtains) is a film about a man who tries to breathe new life into his out of touch relationship with his wife. Both characters seem to have reconciled themselves to their extinguished marriage: they have simply stopped communicat...

Diddybob enters the great white open, but fails to leave....

A short animated film that tells the story about two gnomes who flee from a world-drowning flood....

A young woman recalls a day when she was attacked by three men on her way home, but daily life must resume its course....

A little girl walks through a forest picking mushrooms. A crow with an empty nest keeps a sinister eye on her. What will happen when their paths cross?...

During a sunny holiday, a flock of tourists struggle to let go of their busy city lives, and the absence of daily tasks leaves them lost in an uncomfortable and frightening place. Once they learn to slow down, they may find some beauty in the here a...

A body experiences extreme inner tension. Its slowly mutating silhouette gradually invades an empty space to a point of complete saturation....