De Shaq

Esteban, a future Olympic swimmer, has grown up with a single mother and doesn't know who his father is. As he searches for his identity in this poetic short film, he determines swimming is a metaphor for life itself.

In her film 1000 Girls, A Place We Go, Sietske Van Aerde leads viewers through a series of playful transformations. Inspired by the nymphs of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, who are constantly shifting shape due to the cruelties inflicted upon them by the gods, the film follows several individuals searching for ways to exist in a world that can often feel heavy. Van Aerde films her own surroundings, capturing friends, artists, and other passers-by as they speak about themselves. We witness a variety of internal portraits unfolding.

Bo arrives determined at the Comedy Marathon, the annual comedy extravaganza. With her new range, she wants to convince the bookers she has invited of her abilities. Backstage, she struggles to find her own place and lets the other comedians walk all over her. When Bo feels pushed beyond her limits, she reaches an inevitable breaking point. She's kept quiet long enough. It's time to make her voice heard, loud and clear.