You might be wondering, what is the IFFR? Well, my dear Ockhamsters, it is the International Film Festival Rotterdam! Which takes place in, you guessed it, Rotterdam.
Hammie and I spent 2 weekends watching a lot of movies that were sometimes even a world premiere! The most memorable movie personally was ‘Soft Leaves’ by Miwako van Weyenberg because it was about a young half-japanese half-belgian girl who feels estranged to her japanese heritage as she mainly grew up in belgium with her dad. As the dad gets into a coma, her japanese mom and half-sister come to visit which causes some tension in her life. The movie really resonated with me and reminded me of some of my friends who are in a similar situation where they might not feel as close to one of their cultures than the other. The coolest part was that I got to ask questions to the director and also got a picture with her!
All movie theatres in Rotterdam were participating in this festival and the Pathe had some really big halls! I really recommend going to it if you like watching movies!
