WHITE BERRY

Sia Hermanides | 2021 | 85 min | The Netherlands | Dutch spoken

Grace (17), a woman of Burundian descent with albinism, feels like an outsider. When she meets dancer Kya and her entourage, it opens a new world. But how far is she willing to go to fit in?

Main cast Latifa Mwazi, Emmanuel Ohene Boafo, Diane Kagisye, Joyeuse Musabimana, Rebecca Cizmeli, Nyarko Nyamekye, Destiny Adopai

Director Sia Hermanides Writer Ilse Ott Producer Floor Onrust, Family Affair Films DOP Aziz Al-Dilaimi NCE Editor Fatih Tura Sound design Regard Ibrahim Composer Rui Reis Maya Line Producer Olya van Poppel Co-producer NTR full cast and crew

Distributor Benelux Gusto Financers Netherlands Film Fund, CoBO, NPO-fund, NTR, Netherlands Film Fund Production Incentive

Festivals Netherlands Film Festival 2022, Manchester Film Festival 2023, Zagreb International Film Festival 2022, Linea d’Ombra Film Festival 2022, Chicago’s International Children’s Film Festival 2022, Brussels International Film Festival for Young Audiences – Filem’on 2022, Schlingel Int. Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences

Wins 1st Prize Live Action Feature and winner Emerging Director Prize Chicago 2022, Best Film Public Jury 27th Linea d’Ombra Festival 2022, Best Film Youth Jury Schlingel 2022.