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Release Date:
July 7, 2022
Original Title:
Hoe zullen wij ons troosten.
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Netherlands
Ratings / Certifications:
NL: AL
Runtime: 11
The tragicomic tableau vivant documentary "How shall we comfort ourselves." explores the endless human search for meaning. Using repurposed church buildings as the theater and everyday events as the play, we take a step back and observe humanity's absurd ways of dealing with life. From hardcore parties to yoga sessions, and from a morning mass to a gym. Hopeful coping-mechanisms we use to escape the emptiness of life. Captured within the walls of that which used to provide us with fixed frames of reference and collective meaning: the church.
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Assistant Director:
Sam Wolting
Assistant Editor:
Gijs Roozen
Color Grading:
Maurice Bossers
Director:
Machiel van Hoek
Editor:
Machiel van Hoek
Sound:
Sam Wolting
Sound Designer:
Tjalling de Leeuw in 't Veld
Title Designer:
Onno van den Dungen
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