New Babylon
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20 mrt19:00 - 23:00TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
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21 mrt19:00 - 23:00TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
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22 mrt19:00 - 23:00TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamHal Theater
About the film
An impossible city is built up out of enormous rotating rings, steering the lives of its lonely inhabitants. NEW BABYLON follows three characters living secluded lives and is a visual trip through an oppressive night in which contemporary, individualistic life is reflected in a circular metropole.
About the director
Gideon van der Stelt (1991, Netherlands) is a filmmaker, animator and VFX artist based in Rotterdam. He studied audio-visual arts at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Technically skilled in many areas, his works are immersive combinations of animation and live action, borrowing elements from urban environments and daily life. For almost six years, he worked on his debut short New Babylon (2022), which once began as a small personal project in his attic in the winter of 2015. A world premiere at IFFR as part of the RTM programma.