Credits
Director Lidi Toepoel
Writer Lidi Toepoel
Producer Lidi Toepoel; Dennis de Bakker
Project Type Short
Runtime 14minutes
Country of Origin Netherlands
Synopsis
Sometimes there are advantages to your granny going senile. This makes it easy for Amy to win at cards or get paid twice for her report, which is convenient because she is saving up for a skateboard. Yet she really loves her grandma and is super happy that gran has fallen in love with Rinus, who also lives at the nursing home. One day Rinus is moved to another home and Amy decides to do anything she can to help the couple see each other again
Director Biography
Director Lidi Toepoel (1983) was born in Tilburg and her first directed short ‘The last bridge operator’ (2015) was situated in her home town. ‘The last bridge operator’ was screened all over the world at international short film festivals. With her second short ‘Koeboy’ (2017) she won the ‘best 48 hour film’ from the jury and audience and the film was screened in several international short film festivals. Zoentjesdief (2020) is her first independent short and tells the story about her own grandmother from a child’s point of view.
