So i Stay

Asia lives a nomadic life. When she finds herself stranded at a gasoline station, she wanders around, looking for adventures that can give meaning to her nihilistic life.

  • Marieke de Zwaan
    Director
  • Marieke de Zwaan
    Writer
  • Mathias Sourbron
    Producer
  • Anastasia Zolkina
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 40 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    10 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:5
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
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Director Biography - Marieke de Zwaan

Marieke de Zwaan, graduated in 2017 as a performer at the Maastricht Theater Academy, previously
played mainly theater in Gesualdo and BAM - art is
not a cupboard of The Warm Shop.
During a screening of short films made in collaboration with Béla
Tarr (Brussels), I came into contact with a young Russian woman,
Anastasia Zolkina. She showed her film, in which she played
the main role. She immediately noticed me by her artificial and
self-conscious way of acting, which is usually not desired in film,
as the actor is usually meant to be absorbed into the character,
so the viewer is immersed in the film.
I have always been interested in theater and film because it is
artificial. I do not want the viewer to forget this, and I do not want
the viewer to be included in the film. For me, the medium is not
subordinate to the story, the medium is the story

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