Janneke van Heesch

The film ‘Play within a play’ is a triptych which visualizes the intense experience of intimate and ephemeral moments. Simple details appear as natural phenomena which engage the viewer and give an experience of the universal sensation of beauty.

Fitz is furious because her parents decided to break up. It looks like it’s going to be the worst Christmas ever, and she can no longer believe in love. When her sister Bente accidentally loses a fingertip, the whole family winds up in hospital. Just divorced, extremely awkward, and bunched up together. Fitz is so angry that she runs off – into the hospital.

The show follows the life of a normal girl living in Amsterdam, Anna, who is leading a secret double life as the high class call girl Jolie.