The introverted but fiery Esra (9) is having a hard time acknowledging the new reality of her recently
disabled father. At her new school she tells a lie that makes her pain and anger boil up to the surface.

Original title: Magma
Director: Luca Meisters
Cinematography: Roy van Egmond
Production: Nicky Onstenk, Marc Bary
Music: Annelotte Coster
Editor: Tessel Flora de Vries
Cast: Leah Fischer, Mustafa Duygulu, Nadia Amin, Joya Kloppenborg, Erwin Boschmans, Judith van den Berg
Script: Nena van Driel
Others: Sound: Tim Marsman
Dialogue: Dutch

2023
Berlinale – Berlin Int. Film Festival
BUFF Malmö
Mo & Friese Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg
Ficbueu
Busan Int. Short Film Festival
Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival
Indie Lisboa
Go Short Film Festival Nijmegen
Kuki Junges Kurzfilm Festival Berlin
Zubroffka int. Short Film Festival
Oympia Int. Film Festival
Brest European Short Film Festival
Thessaloniki Int. Film Festival
Nederlands Film Festival
Reykjavic Int. Film Festival
Art Film Fest Kosice
Cinemagic Belfast, Filem ‘on
Avond van de Limburgse korte film
VERS Awards Netherlands
Euregion Film Forum - Maastricht
Stockholm Film Festival Junior
Castellinara Festival
Porto Post Doc Festival
2024 JEF Festival
Children’s Film Festival Seattle
Shortcutz

2023
Best short film, Limburg Film Festival
Amarte Best Dutch Short Live-Action Award, Cinekid
Winner Dutch Competition, Niederrhein Film Festival
Special Mention, Int. Film Festival Uruguay