On the edge of life, I saw a film

What if death was just the beginning?

On the brink of oblivion, a young war survivor stands at the edge of a towering skyscraper, torn between life and the unknown abyss below. As she leaps, reality fractures, and instead of falling, she soars. Her plunge transforms into a surreal flight through a city drenched in shadow and light, where every street whispers secrets of existence.

In this otherworldly journey, she encounters an oracle, a midwife and a drag performer who challenge her dual understanding of life, death, and the fragile line between them. As her perceptions blur, she is thrust into a world where the boundaries of self dissolve, and transformation is the only constant.

Director Razan Hassan
Dramaturgy Reowin Renkema
Cinematography Noël Schut
Montage Anneliek Noordermeer
Producer Evi van Doorn, Sam Peetz
Cast Cokkie Seller, Anto López Espinosa, Sofie Thiecke, Nivin Baranbo & Samy El Arkoub
Production design Jelle van Elk
Sound design Jurriaan Kruithof
Re-recording mixer Angelina de Braekeleer
Production sound Nicky Milou Brekhof
VFX Supervisors Bo Schutte & Nick de Leeuw
Composer Elena Pisano
MUSICIANS
Violin – Natalie Kulina
Viola – Beatriz Alvarez
Fender Rhodes – Elena Pisano
MUSIC Sound engineer Ido Zilbermann
Additional cinematography Lin Hou Oei
2nd camera op Hugo van Roosmalen
DRONE Frans Janssen, Gideon de Vries & Joep Janssen
PRODUCTION ASSISTENTS Rosa Bisschop & Lisa Krabbé
1st ass camera Sean Louw
BOOM Nynke Spanjer & Jurriaan Kruithof
FOLEY ARTIST Jurriaan Kruithof & Stefan Westerink
PROPS Iris van Heusden
SPECIAL PROPS Rob’s Prop Shop
MAKE UP Sharon de Ruijsser
VFX ARTISTS Nick de Leeuw & Bo Schutte

THIS FILM WAS MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF Jovaro Stichting, NUT Amsterdam, Stichting Gilles Hondius Foundation & Pieter van Huystee Film & TV
This film was made in collaboration with NTR
©Netherlands Film Academy/AHK

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2024

Release

Production

The Netherlands

Bio – Filmography

Razan Hassan is a Syrian artist and filmmaker, lives in the Netherlands. She has her own production company Ouzzi Pink Productions. Graduated from Netherlands Film Academy. A recurring theme in her films is ‘alienation’ and her goal is to break stereotypes.
Razan’s creative insight into art and film leads to a connection between those two fields. By closely approaching people’s lives, she discovers some cultural narratives underneath the exposed feature of society.
Filmographie:
Before I forget – Short 2018
EOS – Short 2022
In Between Glass and Walls – Short 2022
On the edge of life, I saw a film – Short 2024