Escort

Guido Hendrikx

Country: Netherlands
Year: 2013
Format: Digital
Length: 19 min
Image: Colour
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: Catalan, English

Production company: Netherlands Film Academy
Producer: Zinzy Nimako, Jonne Roos
Screenplay: Guido Hendrikx
Photography: Emo Weemhoff
Editor: Lot Rossmark
Music: Lucas Malec
Sound: Tijn Hazen

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Synopsis

Escort observes the story of young, inexperienced members of the Dutch Border Patrol as they undergo intensive training on escorting refused asylum seekers back to their "homeland".

Bio/Filmo

Guido Hendrikx (1987) studied liberal arts and sciences at the University of Utrecht. In 2010 his debut film, Day is Done, was selected for IDFA and he began studying to be a documentary film director at the Dutch Film Academy.

Festivals

  1. Visions du Réel
  2. Special Mention - IndieLisboa
  3. Audience Award - Vienna Independent Shorts