Short film

Barlebas

2024 · 20 min

A hushed, haunting chamber piece that turns song into a lament, pressing you into the claustrophobia of a doomed young woman's final days.

Overview: An experimental musical period drama about the witchhunts in 1595 in the south of the Netherlands. The film depicts the last days of the life of the young woman Heylken.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, faith, justice, gender
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
faith
justice
gender
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none