Feast

Tim Leyendekker IFFR 2021 length 84’

Based on the infamous Groningen HIV case, in which three men drugged three other men and infected them with their own HIV-infected blood, Feast is a bold and provocative film that skillfully reflects the questions of life, death and morality that have merged from one of the most disquieting stories in contemporary Dutch life.

Unfolding over seven individual vignettes, each directed by Tim Leyendekker but shot in collaboration with a diverse range of cinematographers, Feast blends reportage and surrealism, disbelief and empathy to unpack the repercussions and reverberations of a singularly shocking series of events.

Length: 84’
Genre: speelfilm
Regie: Tim Leyendekker
Scenario: Tim Leyendekker + Gerardjan Rijnders
Directors of Photography:
Aafke Beernink
Renier van Brummelen
Boris van Hoof
Claire Pijlman
Adri Schrover
Benito Strangio
Robijn Voshol
Sound recordists: Gerben Kokmeijer + Jeroen Leemans
Editing: Matte Mourik +time Leyendekker
Editing consultant: Katharina Wartena
Sounddesign: Hugo Dijkstal
Colourist: Laurent Fluttert
Producent: seriousFilm Marc Thelosen + Koert Davidse
Creative producer: André Schreuder
Line producer: Edgar F. Kapp

Releasedate may 26, 2022

Selections Feast

15/10/2021 MoMa New York

11/10/21 Underdox, DE (Official Selection)

07/10/21 Reykjavík International Film Festival, IS (Dutch Focus)

25/09/21 Nederlands Film Festival, NL (Gouden Kalf Competitie + Forum voor Regisseurs)

23/09/21 Taipei Film Festival, TWN (New Talent Competition)

17/09/21 Festival MIX Milano, ITA (Feature Film Competition)
Best Feature Film

09/09/21 Berwick Film and Media Art Festival, UK (Berwick New Cinema Awards)

19/08/21 FIC Monterrey, MEX (International Competion)
Best International Feature Film

11/08/21 XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, DEU (Official Selection)

11/08/21 Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, RUS (Official Selection)

06/08/21 DOKUFEST, XKX (Feature Competition)

27/06/21 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, GR (Film Forward Competition)

18/06/21 Bildrausch Basel, CH (Cutting Edge Competiton)

02/06/21 International Film Festival Rotterdam, NL (Part 2)

18/04/21 Movies That Matter the Hague, NL (Dutch Competition)

25/03/21 Kino Pavasaris Vilnius, LT (European Debut Competition)
Special Mention

19/02/21 Cinéma du Réel Paris, FR (International Competition)
Best Debut Feature

03/02/21 International Film Festival Rotterdam, NL (World Premiere, Tiger Competition)