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AN EVENING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WAR ON A FAMILY
PRESENTED BY ÖZCAN AKYOL
LYNX Film and Cinema The Pulse bring veterans and refugees together
On Thursday, September 4th 2025, the premiere of FUGUE (30 min) by Joël Duinkerke took place at Cinema The Pulse, followed by a panel discussion about the psychological scars of war on veterans and refugees. The program uniquely bridged the experiences of these two groups.
To ensure a better life for their young son, a woman flees war with her veteran husband. During their flight, their son witnesses an event that will change their lives forever.
SPEAKERS
The film was introduced by General Paul Hoefsloot, director of the Veterans Institute, and Julia van de Graaff, screenwriter and producer of LYNX Film.
Following the film, there was a panel discussion with Lieutenant Colonel Marion Meesters and Abdulaal Hussein, a young Sudanese refugee known from the documentary Ask Me Anything. The discussion was moderated by Özcan Akyol, whose sharp and independent style underscores the social urgency of the topic.
LOCATION
Cinema The Pulse is Amsterdam's newest cinema, which opened in June 2025 in the Zuidas district. With nine screens, a luxurious foyer, and a high-quality restaurant and bar, The Pulse is designed as a meeting place for film, debate, and reflection: a perfect venue for an evening like this.
UNDER WATER IN LOS ANGELES
August 4 2024 1:00 PM - Laemmle NOHO7 Theatre, North Hollywood, 24th edition Valley Film Festival
UNDER WATER ONLINE
NOW - UNDER WATER V.O.D. on Pathé Thuis, Prime Video, Google-Play and i-Tunes (Dutch territories).
PRESS Reviews UNDER WATER
April 2023 - Rave reviews in Filmkrant, FilmVandaag, Volkskant and Telegraaf
On April 18, 19 and 20 the pre-premieres of UNDER WATER by Edgar Kapp and Kuba Szutkowski took place in Ketelhuis and Balie in Amsterdam and Lantaren/Venster Rotterdam. Since then we have received some wonderful reviews in the Filmkrant, on FilmVandaag and in De Volkskrant and Telegraaf. On the occasion of our premiere NRC wrote an extensive article about Nederhorror.
"It is a harrowing and sometimes eerie story, but Rotterdam directors Kuba Szutkowski and Edgar Kapp keep their feature debut light and accessible through their humane look and good dose of black humor.” ★★★ - Volkskrant
"The main characters are played by Julia van de Graaff, Elisa Beuger and Stijn Westenend. Van de Graaff impresses as the troubled Nel and her strong performance creates a lot of tension and chemistry between her and her fellow actors."... "UNDER WATER is rock solid. A refreshing addition to Dutch cinema." ★★★★ - FilmVandaag
"Convinced of their own truth and condemned to each other, this leads to increasingly strong confrontations in this claustrophobic tragicomedy. Stimulating dialogues and well-thought-out details are given a starring role." ★★★ (out of 4★) - Telegraaf
"Along the way the nice and compact 70 minutes of playing time of UNDER WATER the complex history of Nel and Foekje's family is explained (...) With each new piece of the puzzle, it becomes less clear who is actually right in the tug-of-war in the basement, where the three are condemned to each other after Nel locks things up.” - Filmkrant
UNDER WATER was shown in cinemas in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Alblasserdam, Nijmegen and Oostburg.
Under Water in Dutch cinemas
April 20 2023 - After a very succesfull festival run with nominations at Warsaw and Austin Film Festival distributor Amstelfilm releases UNDER WATER by Kapp and Szutkowski in Dutch cinemas
UNDER WATER was nominated for the prestigious COMPETITION 1-2 at the 38th Warsaw International Film Festival (FIAPF approved) and at the 29th Austin Film Festival (out of 5400 submissions) for NARRATIVE FEATURE JURY AWARD.
Although we did not win the prize, we were in good company with Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Whale), Dede Gardner (Producer Plan B) and Stephan Merchant (The Office, Extras).
Its Bay Area premiere took place at the 33rd CineQuest Film & VR Festival 2023 in California, which - just like Austin Film Festival - is Academy Award Qualifying.
SOBER nominated for Best Dutch Short
April 1 2023 - SOBER receives a special mention at the New Renaissance Film Festival Amsterdam 2023 after its international premiere at Raindance 2021 (out of 12000 submissions)
SOBER won before Best Foreign Short at Topaz Film Festival 2021 in Dallas, Texas and was also nominated for Best Short at Film by the Sea 2021. It won Best Short from Zeeland at Middelburg International Film Festival 2022.
