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Westpoint

The Westpoint tower in Tilburg is the tallest building in the Provence of Northern Brabant, The Netherlands, and one of the tallest buildings in the country. The tower is a microcosm in itself, a cross section of the society in which it stands. The upper floor apartments are a lot more luxurious than the smaller ones on lower floors. Yet, the ‘population’ of Westpoint is not a true-to-life representation of the population at large. Only the mid and upper echelons of society have their homes in this building.
In this documentary, we never leave the building, this tower and its flats are our society. The inhabitants and their lives are laced together in a composite of daily actions while, as viewers, we move straight up through the building. Obstacles like ceilings disappear and we unravel the lives that are hidden behind the walls. We share in the occupants’ doubts, dreams and figments of imagination in their search for happiness.
The stories of three occupants are woven together during the film. All three are actively trying to give new meaning to their lives. Every time we meet them, we learn more of their stories and the thoughts concealed behind first impressions. And we join in on their search for personal happiness.

  • Jenny van den Broeke
    Director
    Blinde Liefde | Blind Love
  • Jenny van der Broeke
    Writer
    Blinde Liefde | Blind Love
  • Ernst ter Horst
    Producer
    Blinde Liefde | Blind Love
  • Bas van den Hoven
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Ad Haans
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Marianne van Dijk
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Reinout Steenhuizen
    Director of Photography
  • Walter van der Heijden
    Supporting Cast
  • Tini Cools
    Supporting Cast
  • Theo Janssen
    Supporting Cast
  • Simone van de Ven
    Supporting Cast
  • Rutger Schuurmans
    Supporting Cast
  • Melanie van der Heijden
    Supporting Cast
  • Liza Timmermans-Serna
    Supporting Cast
  • Leonie Snijders-Huygevoort
    Supporting Cast
  • Jaq Snijders
    Supporting Cast
  • Irene Rutten
    Supporting Cast
  • Helma Cools-Schoenmakers
    Supporting Cast
  • Harm Rutten
    Supporting Cast
  • Elle van den Hoven-Broeders
    Supporting Cast
  • Edward de Haan
    Supporting Cast
  • Amanda Butterworth
    Graphic Design
  • Laurent Flutter
    Colorist
  • Stefan Kamp
    Editor
  • Olivier Nijs
    Sound Design
  • Olivier Nijs
    Sound Recording
  • Kees van Gool
    Additional Sound Recording
  • Marjo Postma
    Additional Sound Recording
  • Evelien van den Broek
    Original Music Composer
  • Benito Strangio
    Additional Photography
  • Jasper Bruijns
    Additional Photography
  • Jef Monté
    Additional Photography
  • Frank van Mourik
    Digital Effects
  • Dominique Beens
    Additional Grip
  • Maaike Kuppens
    Crane Operator
  • Maurice Rienks
    Design Vertical Dolly
  • Ernst ter Horst
    Design Vertical Dolly
  • Aliona van der Horst
    Coaching Director
  • Omroep Brabant | Lout Donders
    Editor in Chief Broadcaster
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Westpoint
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Television
  • Genres:
    Architecture, Art, Social, Human
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    140,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    Dutch
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DocFeed International Filmfestival
    Eindhoven
    Netherlands
    February 23, 2018
    International Premiere
  • TIAFF (Tilburg International Architecture Film Festival)
    Tilburg
    Netherlands
    April 14, 2018
    Tilburg Premiere
Director Biography - Jenny van den Broeke

Jenny van den Broeke (1983) is one of the founding partner of the successful Studio APVIS in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Breda.
Van den Broeke makes engaging films in which genres and innovative technologies are merged to create personal stories. Her social impact documentaries benefit from her experience in animation filmmaking.
Blind Love (Blinde Liefde, 2013) investigates the premise ‘How do you find love when you cannot see?’ The film reveals the stories of three visually impaired youngsters and provides a brief insight into the world without sight. The camera work combined with animated sequences create a visual story through which the personal stories are woven.
In 2015 Jenny van den Broeke and Studio APVIS started experimenting with Virtual Reality (VR) as a tool to turn a story into an experience. Leading up to this moment, as the creative producer, she joined forces with the poet Micha Hamel to produce the VR projects ‘No Hands’ (‘Zonder Handen’) and ‘Lure’ (‘Lokroep’). Together with choreographer Jack Timmermans she created ‘The New Body’, in which the two investigate the boundaries of the dancing body in virtual reality.
In the transmedia project ‘Today I Buy All Colours’ (‘Vandaag koop ik alle kleuren’) Jenny and author Karin Anema ask themselves some hard questions. ‘What is normal?’ Why isn’t there room for mavericks in our society? Can we break through the stigmas by the use of art? The VR installation ‘Far Inside’ (‘Ver Binnen’) has been based on the book ‘Today I Buy All Colors’ in which Anema describes how the character Ton deals with his psychoses. ‘Far Inside’ lets the visitor experience spatially how reality can keel when you lose grip on the stimuli of your environment. By thus placing you in Ton’s shoes they start the dialogue. Van den Broeke and Anema now are working with care providers to continue to develop the installation for use in both care institutions and education.
With her empirically acquired knowledge of spatial design, Van den Broeke seeks to optimize the potency of VR as a medium.
Van den Broeke has been part-time employed as a teacher at the Art Academy StJoost in Breda since 2009.

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