Mercedes Stalenhoef

Ik wil nooit beroemd worden

Mercedes Stalenhoef

Tobias Prenen, Rudolf Nottrot

Tobias used to be a successful cellist. Following heart failure in 1997, his life took a dramatic turn. He was pronounced clinically dead and brought back to life with jolts of electricity. He was in a coma for several weeks and, when he woke up, he turned out to be physically and mentally handicapped. In this way, at the age of 39, Tobias found himself in a wheelchair and was no longer able to talk as a result of his brain damage. From that moment on, playing the cello was a thing of the past.

Carmen meets Borat

Mercedes Stalenhoef

A look at what happened after Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was filmed in the Romanian village of Glod. It follows the life of one girl who longs to escape the poverty as foreign lawyers arrive with the promise of suing 20th Century Fox for millions of dollars.

Karsu

Mercedes Stalenhoef

Coming-of-age documentary about Karsu Dönmez, a young singer from Amsterdam who started playing piano in her parents' Turkish restaurant.