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I Want to go Higher

2023 / 24' Dir. Amanda van Hesteren

I Want to go Higher

Amanda van Hesteren

A sensitive portrait of four male models going soul searching in Thailand.

Four male models make a sincere attempt to get to know themselves better during a retreat in Thailand. While the most sensitive boy, Arjan, actively talks about the patterns he wants to break and spends a lot of time in bed, the most dominant boy in the group, Jamal, likes to be the center of attention. Among themselves, the boys behave over the top; riding naked on a scooter, renting exaggerated villas and doing photo shoots for Instagram, while you keep feeling something chafe inside. In private conversations with filmmaker Amanda van Hesteren, we learn more about their individual insecurities as the boys' vulnerabilities unfold in different ways.

Main Category: Documentary · Short
Expected Completion: 2023
Original Film Title: I Want to go Higher
Production Year: 2023
Running Time: 24
Original Language: Dutch · English
Colour / B&W: Colour
Debut Status: 1st or 2nd Short Doc
Filmography Director: I WANT TO GO HIGHER (2023, short doc) Festivals and awards: Best Dutch Film, Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, International Film Festival Rotterdam, MOMMY AND ME (2019, short graduation doc).
Camera: Amanda van Hesteren
Main Production - Person(s): Amanda van Hesteren
Main Production Company E-mail: amandavanhesteren@gmail.com
Main Production Company Website: https://vimeo.com/amandavanhesteren