At All Cost (Dutch: Onder Druk)

Short documentary

Director

A 4% chance of a job after graduation, unaffordable tuition, extreme work pressure, and - to top it all off - the idea that outstanding scholarly performance is the only way to lay the foundation for a successful career. Exceptional grades and a jam-packed CV comprise the minimum expectation for our future generation of students. "At All Costs" shows the daily reality of students in New York and what they endure at the expense of their mental, emotional and physical limits. Will studying become like a highly competitive sport, and to an increasing extent, self-medication as the ‘doping’ to deal with it all?

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Crew:

Director: Juul Op den Kamp
Research/Producer NYC: Steffie van Rhee
DOP: Raquel Salazar Foster
Consulting Producer: Ilja Willems Bureau NY
Editor: Berend Boneschansker
Sound Design: Gijs Domen
Music: Ricky Cherim
Grading: Remi Lindenhovius
VPRO Redacteur: Martien Vlietman
VPRO Producer: Karin Vermeulen
VPRO Online: Lea Fels

Festival Première: Netherlands Film Festival, Debut Competition - 2019

TV Release date: March 26, 2019 @ NPO3