De Libi
So far director Shady El-Hamus had mainly shot short films, especially impressing critics with the multi-award winning Nachtschade in 2017. With this first feature, he set out take the film world by storm "with a positive punch". To make this happen he made a sparkling comedy about the zest for life, guts and friendship of Amsterdam high school students and friends Bilal, Gregg and Kev.
Bilal and Gregg are kicked out of class by their art teacher, as good a reason as any to skip school for the rest of the day. Events take an interesting turn when they meet slightly older cute Jessie. Bilal is especially taken with her. She agrees to see the boys again, though only if they'll come to the exclusive nightclub Jimmy Woo. The chances of them ever getting past the doorman are next to none. But maybe... This is where they need Kev, who they therefore also pluck out of class. An absurd 24-hour quest to get into Jimmy Woo begins.
De Balie
De Libi will be screened at De Balie on Sunday 18 August 21:30h. Tickets for all WCA screenings at De Balie can be purchased via their website. Click here for tickets for this screening.
SHADY EL-HAMUS (1988, the Netherlands) is an award-winning Dutch director and screenwriter. He was the first ever graduate from the Netherlands Film Academy in both directing and writing. His most recent short, Nightshade (2017), is the Dutch entry for the 2018 Oscars. Shady’s debut feature, De Libi (2019), is about three friends driven apart by the impending end of high school.
