Maarten Schmidt

Yaren and the Sun

Yaren’s mother died four years ago. This summer she is excited to go to a special camp: a bereavement camp. All the children here have lost someone close to them. In five beautiful and intense days, Yaren and the other kids deal with what unites them all: their pain. A film about loss, healing and friendship.

Fien, Jip & Fien

Jip (11 years old) is in love for the first time. His little sister Fien (9 years old) wants to know everything about it. She is curious, but also a little jealous. Will this newly arrived romance break their inseperable bond? And isn’t it kind of weird that Jip’s sweetheart is also called Fien?

Breathless

Following the deaths of his father and many others from his village, filmmaker Daniel Lambo sets off on a passionate quest to find the truth about the deadly asbestos industry. His search takes him to the largest asbestos waste dump in India and unveils a cold-blooded industry still endangering the lives of workers and consumers around the world. A gripping story on the fight of individuals against a booming asbestos industry.