In the film "Goudvink," we meet Yaël and Idris, two non-binary people of color in their twenties, who in their turbulent and social lives surprise and overwhelm each other with the words "I love you".
Acting
Blokland and Rombouts have chemistry that feels illegally authentic.
Direction
Demoz captures Amsterdam's queer scene with insider warmth, zero tourism.
Writing
'I love you' as grenade — the script knows exactly when to pull pins.
Director
Amanuel Feben Demoz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made at Netherlands Film Academy, this short emerged from a program specifically supporting queer BIPOC filmmakers — Demoz was in the inaugural cohort.
The film's title 'Goudvink' (European goldfinch) references a Dutch saying about fleeting beauty — fitting for a romance this compressed and luminous.
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