Spotify killed the radio star? These Dutch pirates beg to differ.
Pirate radio stations are unprecedentedly popular, even in the age of the internet and Spotify. What does this music say about identity, about our desire for stability in a changing world?
Direction
Lassche finds poetry in static and soldered circuits.
Sound
The hiss and hum become characters themselves.
Director
Geertjan Lassche
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dutch pirate radio ('zeezenders') has roots in 1960s offshore broadcasts that literally operated from boats in international waters to circumvent media laws.
The film's title references a regional Dutch phrase meaning 'crazy' or 'touched' — these broadcasters are proudly unhinged from mainstream culture.
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