Als het voor jou maar anders wordt

In the film "Goudvink," we meet Yaël and Idris, two non-binary people of color in their twenties, who in their turbulent and social lives surprise and overwhelm each other with the words "I love you".

The depressed Cayden is being haunted by a sinister entity. This entity is troubling him in his daily routine: during his economy lectures, walking on the street and, most importantly, at home. Cayden wants to escape this traumatic cycle, and eventually falls for his overly optimistic friend Danny, who offers him the possibility to join a mysterious motorcycle gang under the leadership of the enigmatic Jansen.

Ridwan, 20, is giving his very first performance as a rapper. In his eyes, this is the chance to finally be taken seriously in the world despite his intellectual disability. Ridwan is very popular in his city of Leeuwarden as his videos have gone viral several times on TikTok. However, his popularity has grown in part because people make fun of him. His family wants to shield him from the negative effects of social media, but Ridwan wants to be taken seriously in the pursuit of his passions. Will he be held back by all the obstacles that come his way, or will he continue to believe in his dream of becoming a social media superstar?

Filmmaker Maarten de Schutter attempts to reconstruct the lost memories of their mother, AIDS activist and feminist anthropologist Martine de Schutter. Ten years after she was killed by Russia in the Donbas War, Maarten tries to assemble what’s left behind of her life and their shared past.

When 20-year-old Steph goes back to her parents' house for the weekend, she finds herself looking at her parents and family dynamics differently than she did before. Steph brings a bag full of dirty laundry and the question occurs: who does the laundry at home?