Mathis Mavuela

Esteban, a future Olympic swimmer, has grown up with a single mother and doesn't know who his father is. As he searches for his identity in this poetic short film, he determines swimming is a metaphor for life itself.

The story of Dutch speaking young teenagers and pupils in a high school in Antwerp, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.

After a night out, 17-year-old Otis is approached on the street by a model scout who invites him for a photo shoot: the start of a rollercoaster for Otis, who discovers the wonderful world of glamour, the catwalk and the associated parties. But he soon gets to know the dark side, a toxic world of appearances, drugs and transgressive behavior. Used, hurt and humiliated, he almost collapses mentally and physically.

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