Het Rijk Alleen

Short documentary

Director & DP

On March 15 2020, the Dutch minister of education announced that all schools have to close due to Covid-19. Closed for all children, expect the ones that have parents working in essential professions like healthcare. Meet Pim & Guus, red-haired 5 year old twins that now have an empty school all for themselves. What starts magical time ends up lonely, Guus and Pim miss their classmates and best friend Eli. This mini doc follows this period from the point of views of Eli, Pim & Guus. It shows how this uncertain period felt for 5 year olds and what it's like to suddenly be reunited again after such a strange period.

Director & DP: Juul Op den Kamp

This short documentary was made in coorperation with Canard Bizar Productions & Het Parool and premiered at Cinekid Film Festival in 2020.