Jefta Varwijk

Silent Tears

The living room of a couple in Limburg is full of statues of saints, crying over all the bad news filing past on their television screens. But while nobody believes them, the two self-proclaimed 'little prophets’ are preparing for the imminent time when their rented house will become an international place of pilgrimage, including a healing spring.

10 reports in 10 minutes

The Netherlands is number one in Europe in hosting child pornography. In order to stem this flow of abuse material, the analysts of Meldpunt Kinderporno assess many millions of photos and videos every year. They send online hosts a removal request and criminal material is sent to the police. We do not see the images on their screens, but in their meticulous descriptions we experience how the images of child abuse pile up and get under our skin: they clean the dirt from our digital streets, but pay a high price for it.

A•SY•LUM

Swung back and forth between depression and euphoria, David Brown (29) has ended up in the umpteenth psychiatric facility. With stories and humor he tries to keep the madness at bay. Will he manage to stand on his own two feet again, or will he change into one of those ‘Valium zombies’ he only parodies right now?