The stories & makers
A frame narrative
The Kraken will lead you through a magical underwater world, filled with stories.
Scenario: Margriet Westerhof
Animation: Margriet Westerhof & Pauline Los
Sound: David de Jong & Tristan Visser
HET ONTSTAAN VAN DE Wadden
360 degree experience:
The origins of the Wadden area (virtual reality)
Animation: Maarten Isaäk de Heer
Sound: Matthijs van der Veer
MINJA
A sea princess is enchanted by a man on the beach. But danger lurks, when burning desires emerge.
Animation: Pauline Los
Sound: Robert van der Tol
EKKE NEKKEPENN
The sea god Ekke Nekkepenn has his eye on a beautiful girl from the island Sylt. He tries to win her over, by tricking her.
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Animation: Anne Breymann
Sound: Michał Krajczok
The revenge of the seven mermaids
When his ship is in distress, Jurk Jensen promises the mermaids that he will be true to the sea forever, as long as he is saved...
Animation: René Adema
Sound : Sanam Tahmasebi
IMPOSSIBLE DATES
Welcome to “Impossible Dates,” a dating show in which we try to find a match for candidates with highly unusual dating preferences…
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Scenario, director & sound: Christiaan Coenraads
Illustration: Marijke Klompmaker
The herring
There was a time when herring practically swam straight into the islanders’ mouths. But some things in life can become too easy.
Animation: Christa Moesker
Music : Arnold Veeman
Sound: Matthijs van der Veer
Mermaid in the river Weser
Fishermen catch a mermaid who has lost her way and take her back to their village. They ignore the mermaid’s warnings.
Animation: Ceylan Beyoğlu
Sound : Nils Kacirek
Drowned villages
Drowned cities and villages become a magical place to live for underwater life.
Animation: Matthias Daenschel
Sound: Max Knoth
The Mermaid
A woman from the sea and a man from land manage to live together in the end. Do fairytales really happen?
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Animation: Margriet Westerhof
Sound: Matthijs van der Veer
THE GREAT CONNECTION
A mysterious snake settles on the bottom of the sea and upsets the sea creatures: what kind of monster is this?
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Director: Christen Bach
Music/composers: Elia Rediger & Christen Bach
Musical arrangement: Elia Rediger
Written by: Elia Rediger & Christen Bach
3D installation
The films can be seen in a 3D installation, which consists of abstract shell shapes.
Design & build: Studio Peter Musschenga
graphic DESIGN
Research and concept - Pauline Los
Artistic director and concept - Margriet Westerhof
Business director - Liefke Knol
Advise - Tia van der Velde
Translation English - Carol van Gelder
Translation German - Kordelia Nitsch