Magma

Generation Kplus

A new home, a new school, and a parent who no longer seems to be who he once was: confronted with her father’s sudden disability, nine-year-old Esra is struggling to come to terms with an unfamiliar reality. When she becomes entangled in a web of lies to her new friends, the emotional turmoil smouldering beneath the surface finally erupts, clearing the ground for Esra’s first tentative steps closer to her father.

by Luca Meisters
with Leah Fischer, Mustafa Duygulu, Nadia Amin, Joya Kloppenborg, Erwin Boschmans Netherlands 2023 Dutch 15’ Colour World premiere | recommendation: 9 years and up

With

Leah Fischer (Esra)
Mustafa Duygulu (Father)
Nadia Amin (Mother)
Joya Kloppenborg (Sam)
Erwin Boschmans (Teacher)
Judith van den Berg (Mother of Sam)

Crew

Director	Luca Meisters
Screenplay	Nena van Driel
Cinematography	Roy van Egmond
Editing	Tessel Flora de Vries
Colourist	Peter Bernaers
Music	Annelotte Coster
Sound Design	Coen Bruins
Sound	Tim Marsman
Production Design	Ziggy Zwart, Jakobien Veling
Costumes	Judith van den Berg
Make-Up	Sara Schoon
Casting	Luca Meisters, Elske Falkena
Assistant Directors	Ivonne Verbeek, Silke van Kamp
Production Manager	Pelle Smit
Line Producer	Erik Schut
Producers	Nicky Onstenk, Marc Bary

Produced by

IJswater Films

Amsterdam, Netherlands

www.ijswater.nl/ www.ijswater.nl/

Photos

Luca Meisters

Born in Maastricht, the Netherlands in 1996, the director graduated with a master’s degree from the city’s Institute of Performative Arts. Her graduation short Elf premiered at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen while her second short, Nova, was nominated for the Best Short Film award at the BUFF film festival in Malmö.

Filmography (short films)

2019 Elf (When Birds Fly Low) 2021 Nova 2023 Magma

Dates

Kplus Short Films 2

Wed Feb 22 10:00

Urania

Subtitles: English

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Thu Feb 23 09:45

Cubix 8

Subtitles: English

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Fri Feb 24 09:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Subtitles: English

German voice-over

Date lies in the past

Sat Feb 25 10:00

Cineplex Titania

Subtitles: English

German voice-over

Date lies in the past

Sun Feb 26 15:45

Cubix 8

Subtitles: English

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Magma

Leah Fischer, Mustafa Duygulu

Leah Fischer, Joya Kloppenborg, Lola Smeets

Leah Fischer

With