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Something About Alex

A young teenager develops a close friendship with his older sister's boyfriend, and must confront the depth of his feelings when the couple announces that they will be moving away.

  • Reinout Hellenthal
    Director
  • Paul Bontenbal
    Writer
  • Francois Pieneman
    Producer
  • Maas Bronkhuyzen
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Juna de Leeuw
    Key Cast
    "Alexandra"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Anders
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming-of-age, LGBT
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 11, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    Dutch
  • Shooting Format:
    Digtal
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:39.1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cleveland International Film Festival
    Cleveland
    United States
    March 26, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Chicago International Children's Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    November 3, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 20, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Providence en Newport, Rhode Island
    United States
    August 10, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
    Regensburg
    Germany
    March 16, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Mardi Gras Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    February 17, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Reinout Hellenthal

Reinout Hellenthal is a Dutch producer and director of Indonesian descent, working in the field of short narrative and documentary film. His films are mostly characterized by stories drawn from real life and related to contemporary issues.

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