Emma Wants to Live

In his stand-up show 'Oorverdovend,' Javier Guzman finds humor in such serious topics as his rough childhood, intolerance and our drifting society.

On October 13, 2019, the Dutch village Ruinerwold becomes world news when a hidden farm is discovered. One of the children who lives there runs away and asks for help. Together with his sibling, he turns out to have led a secret, unrecorded life for years. The four oldest children tell their exclusive story in this 4-episode documentary series. They talk about their hidden existence, the faith of their father and the alleged abuse within the family. The documentary shows them as they celebrate a birthday for the first time, receive their own ID and visit their father in prison.

In the summer of 2021, several groups of friends set off for Mallorca. They don't know each other, until one night when an innocent boy dies in a fight. Documentary filmmaker Jessica Villerius speaks with everyone involved and explores this night from all angles.

Jessica Villerius follows Memphis closely from his rehabilitation period to his first Champions League match.

On November 13, 2015, three ISIS terrorists attacked the Bataclan in Paris during a concert by the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, killing 89 music fans. Two years after this terrorist attack, documentary filmmaker Jessica Villerius speaks with key figures and relatives of the massacre.

In the Netherlands, people as young as 17 can formally request legal assistance with suicide. Nineteen-year-old Veda knows for sure: this is what she wants. After years and years of mental health problems, panic attacks and suicide attempts, she’s done with this life. However, before the doctors will even consider her request, she has to take part in nine months of therapy.

Documentary show showing the complexity concerning the behaviour of mentally unstable people. Jessica Villerius follows different groups of proffessionals, and speaks with eyewitnesses and family-members of the victims of large incidents to try and get an understanding of what happens inside the mind of psychotic people.