When Grey Is A Colour / Grijs Is Ook Een Kleur

A film by

the Netherlands | 27' | 06/2016 | narrative

Is life worth living if all your days are grey? In this coming-of-age film, the young Cato is confronted with her elder brother who comes back to live at home after a suicide attempt. Cato tries to get closer to her brother, but he doesn’t allow her to. When she doesn’t know what to do anymore, she unexpectedly meets a strange man with large, white fake wings.

Marit Weerheijm

Biography

Born in Utrecht in 1992, Marit Weerheijm is a young Dutch director based in Amsterdam. In 2016, she graduated as a director of fiction films from the Netherlands Film Academy with her short film, ‘When Grey is a Colour’. This film won the prestigious Student Academy Award, the Oscars for student films. Next to that, the film gathered two jury awards at TIFF Kids and was selected for multiple international film festivals.
In 2018 she finished a new short film called ‘Before Dark’. This film was made in the context of the Wildcard award from the Dutch Filmfund. Her latest film ‘En Route’ will premiere in 2019.

For Marits commercial work she is represented by production company CZAR. Her latest film for breast cancer organization Pink Ribbon was nominated for the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions in 2019.
Marits work is based on subtle storytelling, with a strong fascination for interpersonal relationships, particularly within family ties. She has a love for intimate films with now and then a touch of magic realism.

Filmography

  • En Route – 10’ – 2019
  • Before Dark – 25’ – 2018
  • When Grey Is a Colour – 27’ – 2016
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Crew

Director: Marit Weerheijm
Screenplay: Saar Ponsioen
Producer: Loes Komen, Eva Verweij
Line Producer: Jasper Pol
Cinematographer: Martijn Melis
Production design: Esra Ghilane
Sound design: Hanza van der Veer
Editor: Fatih Tura
Composer: Tony Molina
Cast: Cécilia Vos, Ko Zandvliet, Sam Louwyck, Reinout Bussemaker, Margo Dames, Tjebbe Baanders

Festivals

Won: Student Academy Award for Best Foreign Narrative Film

  • Nederlands Film Festival, the Netherlands (21 – 30 September, 2016)
    Student Competition
  • Ruwe Diamant Festival, the Netherlands (21 September, 2016)
  • Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, Estonia (12 – 16 November, 2016)
    International Competition
  • CAMERIMAGE Film Festival, Poland (12 – 19 November, 2016)
    Short Student Film Competition
  • Poitiers Film Festival, France (25 November – 2 December, 2016)
    International Competition
  • Eindhoven Film Festival, the Netherlands (9 – 11 December, 2016)
    Official Selection Won: Best Fiction Film, Best Director & Best Actress
  • Vers Awards, the Netherlands (17 December, 2016)
    Competition
  • Vrouw&Film – Internationaal Filmfestival Assen, the Netherlands (11 – 12 March, 2017)
    KersVers
  • Cineclass – International Student Film Festival, France (27 – 31 March, 2017)
    International Competition
  • TIFF Kids, Canada (7 – 23 April, 2017)
    Official Selection Won: Best Short Film & Young Jury award for Best Short Film
  • Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Germany (26 April – 1 May, 2017)
    Future Teen Competition
  • Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Israel (18 – 24 June, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Cinema Jove – Valencia International Film Festival, Spain (23 June – 1 July, 2017)
    Short Film Competition
  • FIRST International Film Festival Xining, China (21 – 27 July, 2017)
    Out-of-competition: Academic Spirits
  • Nancy International Film Festival, France (25 August – 3 September, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Festival Off-Courts Trouville, France (8 – 16 September, 2017)
    Competition
  • Filem’On – International Children’s Film Festival, Belgium (25 October – 5 November, 2017)
    Competition
  • Hyperfest, Romania (27 – 31 October, 2017)
    International Competition Won: Best Cinematography
  • Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, Canada (3 – 12 November, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • Fenêtres sur Courts Short Film Festival, France (11 – 18 November, 2017)
    European Competition
  • Education Film Festival, France (5 – 9 December, 2017)
    Competition
  • Montefeltro Film School Festival, Italy (8 – 10 December, 2017)
    Official Selection
  • San Joaquin International Film Festival, United States (16 – 17 December, 2017)
  • Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, Hong Kong (6 – 22 April, 2017)
    International Selection