Exposure
The love between two women sours. Jo (Geerteke van Lierop) and Rachel (Erica Anderson) each set off on a journey of self-reflection and contemplation as their process in dealing with the break up.
Jo, a photographer, heads to Wisconsin to revisit the scenes at which she took portrait shots of Rachel on a previous trip. Finding the same locations, Jo takes a series of self portraits trying to give the project and her life meaning and artistic merit.
Rachel stays in the Algarve where the two women lived. She visits her favourite, beautiful, hauntingly empty beach, again and again, searching for peace.
These two journeys happen in parallel, and form the spine of the forward progression of the film. Two separate but synchronous journeys, intertwined.
But there is a third story line. Their memory of the relationship: how they met, their first kiss, their love, their pain, the breakup. We see the collapse of the relationship in their mind. Each blaming the other (or each blaming themselves). We see fights, we see tender moments, we see their relationship through their memories that form a narrative, but disjointed and fragmented. Leading to a conclusion in which they might, or might not, get back together.
The film is an exploration of memory and perception based on a simple, relateable event - a break-up.
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Kristjan KniggeDirectorThe Right Juice, Second Honeymoon, Resting Place, Patch
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Jacquelyn PoplarWriter
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Chris ParkerProducerThe Right Juice, Second Honeymoon
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Geerteke van LieropKey CastSecond Honeymoon, De Zaak Menten, Vrijland
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Erica AndersenKey Cast
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Chad McClarnonCinematographerStill Sophie, Among Us, Dady's Little Girl
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BJ BoulterProduction DesignThe Right Juice, Second Honeymoon
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Adam BokeschComposerStill Sophie
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Jelle HelwigEditor and Colourist
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Project Type:Feature, Short
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Genres:Romance, LGBT
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Runtime:52 minutes
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Completion Date:November 1, 2017
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Production Budget:15,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Netherlands
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Country of Filming:Portugal, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Flyway Film FestivalPepin, WI
United States
October 28, 2018
US Premiere
Kristjan Knigge was born in Denmark to Danish/English parents. He grew up in the Algarve in southern Portugal and now lives and works in Amsterdam.
He has experience as a production manager, in the electrical unit, camera department, art department, grip, in special effects, editing and as 1st Assistant Director.
In 2004 he took the plunge and decided to direct. To date he has made commercials, corporate films, music videos, a full length documentary and a ton of short films like the awarded and lauded film Stiltegebied, and the heart wrenching Silence Undone.
He is also known for his international feature films like The Right Juice, a comedy drama, which screened at festivals all over the world. For his film Second Honeymoon Kristjan received the Trailblazer Award at the Flyway Film Festival in the USA.
www.kristjanknigge.com
Filmography
Feature film
Exposure - 50 mins (2018)
Second Honeymoon - 76 mins (2015)
The Right Juice - 92 mins (2014)
Short film
Silence Undone - 14 mins (2020)
Hunter’s Rest - 7 mins (2018)
Stiltegebied - 9 mins (2015)
Zelfportret - 11 mins (2014)
De prins en zijn ouders - 6 mins (2012)
Liefde Liever Niet - 6 mins (2011)
Wild - 12 mins (2010)
Something's got to burn - 10 mins (2009)
Communication Flies - 6 mins (2009)
In Loving memory - 5 mins (2009)
Nomen Nescio - 3 mins (2009)
Red Huntress - 3 mins (2008)
Willesden Lane - 6 mins (2008)
Luwte - 7 mins (2008)
Slide Hide - 6 mins (2008)
The Way - 3 mins (2007)
Room 303 - 6 mins (2007)
Documentary
Doubting Thomas - 54 mins (2005)