Short film
New Silence
2026 · 20 min
A hushed, sensory experience that asks you to listen closely as sound and silence carry what words cannot.
- Directed by
- Sebald van der Waal
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Starring
- Lucas van der Vegt, Alicia Andries, Ella Boomsma
- Tagline
- Even silence has rhythm.
- Overview
- A rhythmic portrait of the search for connection between a reclusive drummer and his sister. Overwhelmed by the rumbling vibrations of a fragmented winter landscape, the tormented brother refuses to speak. His sister tries to break his silence by communicating indirectly through audio clips, using her brother’s sound recorder to create an auditive universe for their relationship.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Isolation, family, identity, healing
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sebald van der Waal
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Starring
- Lucas van der Vegt, Alicia Andries, Ella Boomsma
