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[17-03-2025, 14:27:42] Mare: Modderdans follows Gajes (23), who grows up in the raw IJmuiden, where the industrial environment and the people radiate the same hardness and pride. Gajes, who speaks little, seems to fit in well in this port town. Yet the extent of his hardening betrays something else: he is unable to be alone. He clings to the hustle and bustle and distraction of his colleagues at the fish market, unable to face himself.

Gajes lives with his sister Mijs, who wonders out loud why he is so closed off, while he tries to conform to his environment. Gajes moves through the repetition of days, caught between the rough dynamics at work and the confrontation he feels at home. A building tension that inevitably leads to a breaking point.

This is a graduation film called Modderdans, made at the Utrecht School of the Arts.

The theme of masculinity is immense and therefore difficult to approach directly. That is why the story focuses on being in touch with yourself and the physical world around you. This also applies literally: Modderdans brings his message to the viewer through tangibility. The story is not only told, but also felt. Experience the roughness of sand under Gajes' nails, the cautious approach of red-hot steel, or the care with which he handles the soft body of a deceased goldfish.

What do we offer?
We offer an inspiring collaboration with an enthusiastic crew. Together we want to make an intimate film in which the theme of male vulnerability is central.

Type
studentenproductie

Location
IJmuiden

Description
For the graduation film Modderdans we are looking for a male actor (40-60 years old) for the role of the father. It concerns one shooting day, for a subdued scene in which he reads something to his son. We are looking for someone with a low or quiet voice.

The father is a hard worker: closed, practical, not used to talking about feelings. But beneath that hard exterior is something soft. Beneath his tough attitude lies a man who has long since lost touch with his own feelings — which makes it all the more difficult for his son to find them.

Language requirements
Dutch

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