Bae Doven (2022)
23yo Bae, a pianist and hiphop artist, struggles with the loss of his hearing while trapped in a period piece anno 1743. Through an odd, feverish and dream-like shakespearian encounter with Ferdinand (his 'manager') and Amélie - a peer who apparently plays music closer to her heart - he learns how to get rid of the darkness in his inner zone. He slowly finds his way back to his present day self and learns to come to terms with his handicap. This is a freely interpreted short music film built around 3 music videos ('Freneny', 'Amélie' and 'Zo Zijn') based on the true events and memories of Dutch musician sor (Rosario Mussendijk) who became deaf instantly one day due to a rare condition.
Director: Bear Damen
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Rosario Mussendijk as Bae |
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Tara Hetharia as Amélie |
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Ian Bok as Ferdinand |
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Peter Doven as Lackey #1 |
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Boaz Kok as Lackey #2 |
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Tom Sikkens as Lackey #3 |
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Cecile Neeteson as Woman #1 |
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Esmee Majoor as Woman #2 |
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Maxime van de Voort as Woman #3 |
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Freke Schellekens as Woman #4 |
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Jitze Sinnema as Woman #5 |
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Mats Edel as Lackey #5 |
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Timo van Sark as Lackey #6 |
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Annemie Janssens as Woman #6 |
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Ayunda as Woman #7 |
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Nesta as Woman #8 |
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Polina Skachkova as Woman #9 |
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Evelien van Maaren as Woman #10 |
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Anneke Gijsbertsen as Woman #11 |
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Mariam as Woman #12 |
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Berry Schneider as Lord #1 |
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Patricia as Woman #13 |
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Sem Goedde as Lord #2 |
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Sem de Vet as Lord #3 |
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Merle Keller as Woman #14 |
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Deborah Bakker as Woman #15 |
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Rene van Noort as Lord #4 |
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Rutger van der Meer as Lord #5 |
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Lex van der Vliet as Lord #6 |
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Ben Ramakers as Count Frederik |
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Vera Fetisova as Countess |
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Mattheys-Ferdyna Riet as young Bae |
| Production | Cecile Neeteson | Producer |
| Sound | Jeremy Eremy | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Gijs Domen | Sound |
| Directing | Bear Damen | Director |
| Camera | Zeeger Verschuren | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vita Mees | Costume Designer |
| Production | Sanne Schat | Production Designer |
| Writing | Aramis Garcia Gonzalez | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Scheffers | Costume Designer |
| Visual Effects | Becanti Wijnbergh | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Brian Ent | Editor |
| Production | Luc de Kock | Producer |
| Production | Lion Kojo | Line Producer |
| Sound | Rosario Mussendijk | Music |