THE SMILING MAN
(In production)
A clown battling despair wakes to find his mask permanently stuck to his face, setting off a surreal spiral where his identity and reality blur, forcing him to confront the unraveling mind behind his forced smile.
Written and directed by Larissa Huijzer
Starring: Robert Rosier
Producer: Mia Tseboeva
Cinematographer: Zoë Krahmer
Line Producer: Isabel Steegman
Script Supervisor: Sophie Elizabeth Dixon
Art Director: Cherissa Hemani
Art Assistant: Celine Cid Bonte
Costume Designer: Jop Drubbel
Editor: Ludvik Larusson
First Assistant Director: Nurana Akbarova
1st AC / Focus Puller: Arturo Navarro
Gaffer: Koen Out
Spark/Best Boy 1: Tomas Delena
Sound Recordist: Nicolas Lopez
Make up: Loeki van der Horst, Nurana Akbarova, Isabel Steegman
Sound Designer: Ali Zahwa
Music Composer: Agamemnon Maziotis Vasileiou
Colorist: Sam Bogstedt
Set photographer: Arturo Navarro
Graphic Designer: Zuzia
Genre : Drama, Psychological Thriller
Length: 15 min
Release: July 2025