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2017 NITEHAWK SHORTS FESTIVAL

NIGHT

Directed by Joosje Duk

The Netherlands, U.S. / 2017 / Drama, Narrative / 10 mins / DCP

Plays In:
MATINEE TWO

November 12, 2017 11:30 am SOLD OUT

Description

When Sue’s cousin Genelva visits her from Suriname, they go out to a fancy club with Sue’s two best friends. After having an unpleasant encounter with the club’s bouncer at the door, the course of their night changes completely.


Director's Bio

Joosje Duk is a Dutch filmmaker and recent graduate of New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where she concentrated in Acting, Filmmaking and Journalism. Joosje plays a supporting role in the Dutch feature film A Noble Intention (Publieke Werken), which is currently on NETFLIX worldwide. After selling over 200,000 tickets at the box office in The Netherlands in 2016, the film received 10 ‘Gouden Kalveren’ nominations, the Dutch equivalent of the Oscars.

Joosje wrote, directed and acted in her first short film Heavy Feathers in 2015, which was accepted to HollyShorts monthly screening series, SAG-AFTRA New York Showcase, Orlando Film Festival, Lone Star Film Festival, Berlin Short Film Festival, European Short Film Festival and the Mzansi Women’s Film Festival in South Africa, where it won the Short Competition.


Credits

Cast: Rachel Hilson, Genelva Krind, Katherine Romans, Kelly McCready, Doron Mitchell
Writer, Director: Joosje Duk
Producer: Nicole Quintero Ochoa, Lily van Leeuwen
Cinematographer: Maria Rusche
Editor: Hanna Park
Production Designer: Leticia Bianco


Plays in

  1. MATINEE TWO

    93 mins
    The MATINEE TWO program of the Nitehawk Shorts Festival features nine short films about community, race, loss, and family bonds. Includes Q&A with filmmakers.

    In This Program: GET ACTION, IN WHITE, PEACE OF QUEV, DEAR HENRI,, NIGHT, SUNDOGS, RODNEY, SHY GUYS, THE BACKSEAT


Dates & Times

Plays In:
MATINEE TWO

November 12, 2017 11:30 am SOLD OUT