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At an all-boys water polo camp, socially anxious 12-year-old Ben is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call ‘The Plague’. But as the lines between game and reality blur, Ben fears the joke might be hiding something real. Blending shades of body horror and psychodrama, writer/director Charlie Polinger instinctively...

Every month, Filmhuis Den Haag and Movies that Matter team up to put one compelling new release in the spotlight. With First Pick, you get to be one of the first to see it on the big screen, then dive deeper as soon as the credits roll. Expect exclusive (preview) screenings, conversations with topical experts...

For the third edition of ESTAFET, wysiwyg continues the conversation with ‘Redefining the filmmaker’. Many makers and artists work outside the traditional frameworks of making, distributing and presenting film. It is therefore time to rethink what we mean by a ‘filmmaker’. What if we broaden that definition? And how can we make sure that, in...