Housewitz
dir. Oeke Hoogendijk / 2021 / The Netherlands / 71min.
Lous, the mother of filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk, hasn’t left her home in decades and deals with housemate Holocaust every day. Even the Christmas tree reminds her of the Nazi camp
Lous, the mother of filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk, has a recurring nightmare that she has lost her way home, just like the day she was deported for being Jewish. What at first seems quotidian - an elderly lady watching TV with her cat, gradually changes into a very impressive portrait of an astute woman who hasn’t left her home in decades and deals with housemate Holocaust every day. Even the Christmas tree, which filled her with such joy as a child, now reminds her of the Westerbork transit camp, where Nazis killed her father and brother.
- duration:
- 71 min
- country / year of production:
- The Netherlands / 2021
- director:
- Oeke Hoogendijk
- cinematography:
- Sander Snoep, Jet Homoet, Oeke Hoogendijk
- producer:
- Frank van den Engel, Oeke Hoogendijk / Discours Film
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2021 – IDFA Amsterdam
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