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THE TWO KEERS krijgt steun van het Nederlands Filmfonds. De tweede samenwerking tussen Iniyavan Elumalai en DPPLR, na Pakka.

Keerthana, ook wel Keer genoemd, is een internationale studente uit India die in Almere woont. Tijdens een schoonheidswedstrijd ontmoet ze een meisje uit haar geboortestad. Ze heet ook Keerthana. Dat kan niet misgaan, toch?

Keerthana, also known as Keer, is an international student from India living in Almere. During a beauty pageant, she meets a girl from her hometown. Her name is also Keerthana. What could possibly go wrong?

Regie - Iniyavan Elumalai
Scenario - Jessie Tiemeijer & Iniyavan Elumalai
Producent - Daniel Dow

THE TWO KEERS krijgt steun van het Nederlands Filmfonds. De tweede samenwerking tussen Iniyavan Elumalai en DPPLR, na Pakka.

Keerthana, ook wel Keer genoemd, is een internationale studente uit India die in Almere woont. Tijdens een schoonheidswedstrijd ontmoet ze een meisje uit haar geboortestad. Ze heet ook Keerthana. Dat kan niet misgaan, toch?

Keerthana, also known as Keer, is an international student from India living in Almere. During a beauty pageant, she meets a girl from her hometown. Her name is also Keerthana. What could possibly go wrong?

Regie - Iniyavan Elumalai
Scenario - Jessie Tiemeijer & Iniyavan Elumalai
Producent - Daniel Dow

PAKKA
Premiering at Palm Springs ShortFest
Congrats to all involved.

Four gay Indian friends share an unbreakable bond on a Dutch cricket field. But when one agrees to an arranged marriage in India, their chosen family begins to unravel.

Starring
Chirag Benedict Lobo, Atharv Dhiman, Kymo De Valk, Ruchir Kathusing

Directed by Iniyavan Elumalai
Written by Maaike Hasselaar, Jessie Tiemeijer, Iniyavan Elumalai
Produced by Daniel Dow | DPPLR

Executive Producer - Sanne ten Broeke
Line Producer - Anouk van Gorp
Cinematographer - Zeeger Verschuren
Production Designer - Julia van der Veen
Costume Designer - Esra Çöpür
Hair & Makeup - Suus de Nies
Casting Director - Bobbie Koek
First Assistant Director - Ayu Lourenburg
Editor - Tessel Flora de Vries
Colorist - Laurens Orij
Production Sound Mixer - Suzanne Boekestijn
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer - Evelien van der Molen
Composer - Annelotte Coster
Visual Effects - Becanti Wijnbergh
Gaffer - Berend Holtkamp
Poster Designers - Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Hannah Schierbeek
Production Assistants - Doortje Bouwmeester, Sem Leijen, Caro Pruis, Sem Grefkens, Marije Verhoef
Third Assistant Directors - Kayla Kemperman, Nikita van Gilst, Eva Beliën
Assistant Directors - Maaike Hasselaar, Svasti Sewnath
Directing Coach - Charlotte Scott-Wilson
Intimacy Coordinator - Quérine Ottens
Focus Puller - Thijs van Geenhuizen
Second Assistant Camera - Matheus Jantz Longhini
Steadicam Operator - Maric van Dam
Key Grip - Mick Durlacher
Additional Gaffers - Thijs Besteman, Rolf Roodhart, Nicolas Burrough
Best Boys - Zoë Sta van Uitert, Nelson Tausk, Jan Sinke, Lieneke Veen
Lighting Technician - Elise Ballais
Art Director - Kaitlyn Smeeth
Art Assistants - Mees Bergshoef, Noa Cottencin
Special Makeup Effects - Flora Bella Rosa
Additional Location Sound - Andrés García Vidal
Sound Editor - Gido Rikken
Foley Artist - Yorick Sedee
Foley Mixer - Francesca Vincentie
Score Mixer - Mark Schilders
Online Edit & DCP - Laura Brouwer
Location Manager - Pascal Slooten
SFX Rain - Jelle Montsma
Catering - Natalie Hunsel-Spigt

Made possible by support from
The Netherlands Film Fund, Fonds ZOZ, The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and the City of Utrecht.

PAKKA
Premiering at Palm Springs ShortFest
Congrats to all involved.

Four gay Indian friends share an unbreakable bond on a Dutch cricket field. But when one agrees to an arranged marriage in India, their chosen family begins to unravel.

Starring
Chirag Benedict Lobo, Atharv Dhiman, Kymo De Valk, Ruchir Kathusing

Directed by Iniyavan Elumalai
Written by Maaike Hasselaar, Jessie Tiemeijer, Iniyavan Elumalai
Produced by Daniel Dow | DPPLR

Executive Producer - Sanne ten Broeke
Line Producer - Anouk van Gorp
Cinematographer - Zeeger Verschuren
Production Designer - Julia van der Veen
Costume Designer - Esra Çöpür
Hair & Makeup - Suus de Nies
Casting Director - Bobbie Koek
First Assistant Director - Ayu Lourenburg
Editor - Tessel Flora de Vries
Colorist - Laurens Orij
Production Sound Mixer - Suzanne Boekestijn
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer - Evelien van der Molen
Composer - Annelotte Coster
Visual Effects - Becanti Wijnbergh
Gaffer - Berend Holtkamp
Poster Designers - Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Hannah Schierbeek
Production Assistants - Doortje Bouwmeester, Sem Leijen, Caro Pruis, Sem Grefkens, Marije Verhoef
Third Assistant Directors - Kayla Kemperman, Nikita van Gilst, Eva Beliën
Assistant Directors - Maaike Hasselaar, Svasti Sewnath
Directing Coach - Charlotte Scott-Wilson
Intimacy Coordinator - Quérine Ottens
Focus Puller - Thijs van Geenhuizen
Second Assistant Camera - Matheus Jantz Longhini
Steadicam Operator - Maric van Dam
Key Grip - Mick Durlacher
Additional Gaffers - Thijs Besteman, Rolf Roodhart, Nicolas Burrough
Best Boys - Zoë Sta van Uitert, Nelson Tausk, Jan Sinke, Lieneke Veen
Lighting Technician - Elise Ballais
Art Director - Kaitlyn Smeeth
Art Assistants - Mees Bergshoef, Noa Cottencin
Special Makeup Effects - Flora Bella Rosa
Additional Location Sound - Andrés García Vidal
Sound Editor - Gido Rikken
Foley Artist - Yorick Sedee
Foley Mixer - Francesca Vincentie
Score Mixer - Mark Schilders
Online Edit & DCP - Laura Brouwer
Location Manager - Pascal Slooten
SFX Rain - Jelle Montsma
Catering - Natalie Hunsel-Spigt

Made possible by support from
The Netherlands Film Fund, Fonds ZOZ, The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and the City of Utrecht.

PAKKA
Premiering at Palm Springs ShortFest
Congrats to all involved.

Four gay Indian friends share an unbreakable bond on a Dutch cricket field. But when one agrees to an arranged marriage in India, their chosen family begins to unravel.

Starring
Chirag Benedict Lobo, Atharv Dhiman, Kymo De Valk, Ruchir Kathusing

Directed by Iniyavan Elumalai
Written by Maaike Hasselaar, Jessie Tiemeijer, Iniyavan Elumalai
Produced by Daniel Dow | DPPLR

Executive Producer - Sanne ten Broeke
Line Producer - Anouk van Gorp
Cinematographer - Zeeger Verschuren
Production Designer - Julia van der Veen
Costume Designer - Esra Çöpür
Hair & Makeup - Suus de Nies
Casting Director - Bobbie Koek
First Assistant Director - Ayu Lourenburg
Editor - Tessel Flora de Vries
Colorist - Laurens Orij
Production Sound Mixer - Suzanne Boekestijn
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer - Evelien van der Molen
Composer - Annelotte Coster
Visual Effects - Becanti Wijnbergh
Gaffer - Berend Holtkamp
Poster Designers - Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Hannah Schierbeek
Production Assistants - Doortje Bouwmeester, Sem Leijen, Caro Pruis, Sem Grefkens, Marije Verhoef
Third Assistant Directors - Kayla Kemperman, Nikita van Gilst, Eva Beliën
Assistant Directors - Maaike Hasselaar, Svasti Sewnath
Directing Coach - Charlotte Scott-Wilson
Intimacy Coordinator - Quérine Ottens
Focus Puller - Thijs van Geenhuizen
Second Assistant Camera - Matheus Jantz Longhini
Steadicam Operator - Maric van Dam
Key Grip - Mick Durlacher
Additional Gaffers - Thijs Besteman, Rolf Roodhart, Nicolas Burrough
Best Boys - Zoë Sta van Uitert, Nelson Tausk, Jan Sinke, Lieneke Veen
Lighting Technician - Elise Ballais
Art Director - Kaitlyn Smeeth
Art Assistants - Mees Bergshoef, Noa Cottencin
Special Makeup Effects - Flora Bella Rosa
Additional Location Sound - Andrés García Vidal
Sound Editor - Gido Rikken
Foley Artist - Yorick Sedee
Foley Mixer - Francesca Vincentie
Score Mixer - Mark Schilders
Online Edit & DCP - Laura Brouwer
Location Manager - Pascal Slooten
SFX Rain - Jelle Montsma
Catering - Natalie Hunsel-Spigt

Made possible by support from
The Netherlands Film Fund, Fonds ZOZ, The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and the City of Utrecht.

PAKKA
Premiering at Palm Springs ShortFest
Congrats to all involved.

Four gay Indian friends share an unbreakable bond on a Dutch cricket field. But when one agrees to an arranged marriage in India, their chosen family begins to unravel.

Starring
Chirag Benedict Lobo, Atharv Dhiman, Kymo De Valk, Ruchir Kathusing

Directed by Iniyavan Elumalai
Written by Maaike Hasselaar, Jessie Tiemeijer, Iniyavan Elumalai
Produced by Daniel Dow | DPPLR

Executive Producer - Sanne ten Broeke
Line Producer - Anouk van Gorp
Cinematographer - Zeeger Verschuren
Production Designer - Julia van der Veen
Costume Designer - Esra Çöpür
Hair & Makeup - Suus de Nies
Casting Director - Bobbie Koek
First Assistant Director - Ayu Lourenburg
Editor - Tessel Flora de Vries
Colorist - Laurens Orij
Production Sound Mixer - Suzanne Boekestijn
Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer - Evelien van der Molen
Composer - Annelotte Coster
Visual Effects - Becanti Wijnbergh
Gaffer - Berend Holtkamp
Poster Designers - Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Hannah Schierbeek
Production Assistants - Doortje Bouwmeester, Sem Leijen, Caro Pruis, Sem Grefkens, Marije Verhoef
Third Assistant Directors - Kayla Kemperman, Nikita van Gilst, Eva Beliën
Assistant Directors - Maaike Hasselaar, Svasti Sewnath
Directing Coach - Charlotte Scott-Wilson
Intimacy Coordinator - Quérine Ottens
Focus Puller - Thijs van Geenhuizen
Second Assistant Camera - Matheus Jantz Longhini
Steadicam Operator - Maric van Dam
Key Grip - Mick Durlacher
Additional Gaffers - Thijs Besteman, Rolf Roodhart, Nicolas Burrough
Best Boys - Zoë Sta van Uitert, Nelson Tausk, Jan Sinke, Lieneke Veen
Lighting Technician - Elise Ballais
Art Director - Kaitlyn Smeeth
Art Assistants - Mees Bergshoef, Noa Cottencin
Special Makeup Effects - Flora Bella Rosa
Additional Location Sound - Andrés García Vidal
Sound Editor - Gido Rikken
Foley Artist - Yorick Sedee
Foley Mixer - Francesca Vincentie
Score Mixer - Mark Schilders
Online Edit & DCP - Laura Brouwer
Location Manager - Pascal Slooten
SFX Rain - Jelle Montsma
Catering - Natalie Hunsel-Spigt

Made possible by support from
The Netherlands Film Fund, Fonds ZOZ, The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, and the City of Utrecht.

PAKKA
Poster door Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan & Hannah Schierbeek

Regie - Iniyavan Elumalai
Scenario - Maaike Hasselaar, Jessie Tiemeijer, Iniyavan Elumalai
Producent - Daniel Dow | DPPLR

Pakka is eindelijk thuis!
@rozefilmdagen was my very first film festival. Having our Dutch premiere here feels incredibly special. Thank you @wborkes and the team for giving us this platform. An honor to be among a great selection of shorts! We couldn’t be happier. A true home run (in cricket terms: a SIXERRR!!!)

Sunday 22 March | Ketelhuis 1 | 11.00
Friday 27 March | Ketelhuis 3 | 16.00

Tickets go on sale Monday 2 March, 12.00
Come join our boys 🌸🏏🐧

PAKKA will have its European premiere at BFI Southbank London. Thanks @britishfilminstitute for having us.

Thursday 19 March | BFI Southbank NFT2 | 3.50pm
Saturday 21 March | BFI Southbank NFT4 | 6.20pm

Please come join us. Tickets go on sale 26 February 12pm GMT!

De muziek van PAKKA is nu te streamen
Composer: @annelottecoster 

Regisseur Iniyavan Elumalai over het proces
“For PAKKA, we faced the challenge of establishing a long-standing friendship in a short time, as the film opens almost immediately in conflict. To achieve this, Annelotte first built a liminal soundscape for the opening track, Flower Boys, immersing us in the friends’ world - a cricket club suspended in time, where only the four of them exist in full subjectivity. She then layered arpeggiator textures and modular rhythms to bring out the playfulness, athleticism, and queer joy of this chosen family. We return to these textures through the film as the friends cling to their unravelling bonds. In Kathir’s Bachelor Party, as repressed emotions rise to the surface, Annelotte introduces a melody that becomes the heart of the film. In the final track, Pakka, this melody returns in a bolder, more haunting form, marking the beginning of a new chapter, a friendship irrevocably redefined. We hope you enjoy the soundtrack.”

De muziek van PAKKA is nu te streamen
Composer: @annelottecoster 

Regisseur Iniyavan Elumalai over het proces
“For PAKKA, we faced the challenge of establishing a long-standing friendship in a short time, as the film opens almost immediately in conflict. To achieve this, Annelotte first built a liminal soundscape for the opening track, Flower Boys, immersing us in the friends’ world - a cricket club suspended in time, where only the four of them exist in full subjectivity. She then layered arpeggiator textures and modular rhythms to bring out the playfulness, athleticism, and queer joy of this chosen family. We return to these textures through the film as the friends cling to their unravelling bonds. In Kathir’s Bachelor Party, as repressed emotions rise to the surface, Annelotte introduces a melody that becomes the heart of the film. In the final track, Pakka, this melody returns in a bolder, more haunting form, marking the beginning of a new chapter, a friendship irrevocably redefined. We hope you enjoy the soundtrack.”

After an incredible world premiere at Palm Springs, Pakka hops on to Atlanta. To another amazing Oscar-qualifying festival.

Thanks @outonfilm and @farmerjim44 for showing our baby among an incredible selection of films. We are super grateful.

Friday, Sept 26, 2025 | 3:30 PM | Midtown Arts Cinema

Thanks to @nederlandsfilmfonds @fondszoz @afk020 @gemeenteutrecht for making this possible.

Iniyavan Elumalai, director of PAKKA, at its world premiere last night in Palm Springs @psfilmfest

Iniyavan Elumalai, director of PAKKA, at its world premiere last night in Palm Springs @psfilmfest

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

today we premiere our baby PAKKA in the heat of palm springs.

so much love to everyone for the best spring, summer, autumn and winter ever.

annelotte, anouk, atharv, ayla, ayu, becanti, berend, bobbie, caro, charlotte, chirag, daniel, doortje, elise, esra, eva, evelien, flora, francesca, garcia, gido, harshita, jan, jelle, jessie, jort, julia, kais, kaitlyn, kayla, kymo, laura, laurens, lieneke, maaike, maric, marije, mark, matheus, mees, mick, nelson, nicolas, nikita, noa, pascal, paulami, querine, rolf, ruchir, sanne, sem, sherwin, snigdha, suzanne, suus, svasti, tessel, thijs, yorick, zeeg, zoe and many many others xxx can’t wait to celebrate more with you all <3

We are thrilled to announce our acceptance into BAFTA-qualifying Frameline47, the world’s largest and longest running LGBTQ+ film festival.Celebrate Pride Month with us in San Francisco! @framelinefest

Sunday, June 18, 8pm, New Parkway

Also this Month in Mumbai:
Kashish, Saturday, June 10, 2.30pm, Alliance Française de Bombay

#frameline47 #scenestealer

We are happy to win Best Dutch Short @rozefilmdagen Thank you for the audience and jury for this honor.

Congratulations to the whole team @instaeliasv @jopvandekam @roel_dirven @la.incaluluh @dewimsan @ronelrb @bart_long @mailmenstudio @rikvanschaaik @jakethesexysaint @ililsteph @underworld_arts @hannahdanby @pada_cassette and everybody who helped us in making our film.

Young lovers flirt in a library but face challenges outside of the four walls.
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Required Reading
Queer Short Film
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Starring @roel_dirven @la.incaluluh
Also starring @ronelrb @bart_long @breakfastboys_rw
Sound Recordist @rikvanschaaik
Sound Mixing @mailmenstudio
DoP @jopvandekam
Written and Produced by @yavan_ini @instaeliasv
Directed by @yavan_ini
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Poster Design by @pada_cassette
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#shortfilm #queershortfilm #lgbtshortfilm #dutchlgbtqmovie #dutchshort #lgbtfilmmakers #nonbinarypride #kortefilm #lhbtmovie