A kid barks at the world until his dad finally learns to listen.
Infant Dédé is lonely at school and is hardly noticed in the busy family where noisy babies rule the roost. When he becomes friends with a dog, he finally feels recognised. From then on, he barks all day long. Nobody understands why. After a while, his father thinks of an inventive way to make contact with his son.
Acting
Sem Kleine Snuverink's wordless performance breaks your heart
Direction
Van Dusseldorp packs a feature's worth of emotion into 8 minutes
Sound
The bark that means everything and nothing
Director
Simone van Dusseldorp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The bark functions as both protest and surrender—Dédé abandons human language when humanity fails him.
Dutch short film tradition often uses children to dissect family dysfunction; this premiered at Cinekid, a festival programming 'difficult' stories for young audiences.
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