Depart at 22

A film by

the Netherlands | 3' | 07/2015 | animation

'Depart at 22' is a poetic animated short about growing old and the fear of losing the beauty of youth.

Wiep Teeuwisse

Biography

Wiep Teeuwisse (1993) received her BA in animation from HKU University of the Arts in the Netherlands. A love of science and nature inspires the poetic storytelling and themes within her films. Cobwebs (2012), Facing the news(2013) and Depart at 22 (2015) have screened globally. The latter was awarded the Cristal d’Annecy in 2016. Her latest short film Intermission Expedition (2019) is currently touring festivals. As of January 2019, Wiep is following an MA in Directing Animation at the NFTS in London.

Filmography

  • Intermission Expedition (2019)
  • Depart at 22 (2015)
  • Facing the news (2013)
  • Spinsels / Cobwebs (2012)
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Crew

Director: Wiep Teeuwisse
Screenplay: Wiep Teeuwisse
Producer: Wiep Teeuwisse
Sound: Gerjan Piksen
Editor: Wiep Teeuwisse
Composer: Gerjan Piksen

Festivals

  • Netherlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (23 September – 2 October 2015)
    Student Competition
  • Sommets du cinéma d’animation, Canada (25 – 29 November, 2015)
  • KINOPROBA – International festival of film schools, Russia (1 – 4 December, 2015)
    Animated Student Film Competition
  • Holland Animation Film Festival, the Netherlands (16 – 20 March, 2016)
    Out of Competition: The best Studentfilms from The Netherlands and Belgium
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (6 – 10 April, 2016)
    Breaking Shorts Student Competition & Out of Competition: HKU Presents
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (12 – 17 April, 2016)
    Out of Competition: Kino Roulette
  • IndieLisboa – Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, Portugal (20 April – 1 May, 2016)
    Silvestre Selection
  • Annecy, France (13 – 18 June, 2016)
    Graduation Film Competition Won: Cristal For a Graduation Film
  • Fest – New Directors | New Films Festival, Portugal (20 – 27 June, 2016)
    Short Animation Competition
  • Insomnia Festival, Russia (14 – 17 July, 2016)
    Debutoria Competition
  • Animasyros 9.0 International Animation Festival, Greece (21 – 25 September, 2016)
    Student Competition
  • Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, United Kingdom (20 – 25 September, 2016)
    International Competition
  • Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Hungary (19 – 22 October, 2015)
    Short Film Competition
  • Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation, Germany (27 – 30 October, 2016)
    Best of Young Animation 2015/2016 Competition
  • Big Cartoon Festival, Russia (27 October – 7 November, 2016)
    Out of competition
  • L’Alternativa – Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, Spain (14 – 20 November, 2016)
    Out of Competition: l’Alternativa Hall Selects
  • Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia (5 – 11 December, 2016)
    European Student Competition Programme
  • Vrouw&Film – Internationaal Filmfestival Assen, the Netherlands (11 – 12 March, 2017)
    KersVers
  • Mecal Pro International Short Film and Animation Festival, Spain (14 March – 2 April, 2017)
    Obliqua selection
  • Erarta Motion Pictures – International Festival of Shorts about Paintings, Russia (27 – 29 March, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Marmaris International Short Filmfestival, Turkey (9 – 14 October, 2018)
    Dutch Retrospective