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EVA PLOMPEN | FILM EDITOR

GROEI - SUZANNE DE JONG (2020)

Still from Groei - Suzanne de Jong. Suzanne is standing in the middle of the frame in front of a microphone, singing. She has shoulder length blonde hair, wears a white lacy top and is wearing red lipstick. In the background is a back-up singer with short curly hair and a guitarist with long brown hair.
Still from Groei - Suzanne de Jong. A close-up shot from the side of a row of singers, all holding both of their index fingers up, wagging them like saying 'no'. Suzanne is in the front in focus, and there are 3 more singers in the background, getting blurrier the farther back. They are all wearing bright primary colours.
Still from Groei - Suzanne de Jong. A close-up shot of a guitarist. She is wearing a bright neon yellow/green top. Behind her is a bassist and a drummer.
Still from Groei - Suzanne de Jong. A medium shot of Suzanne sitting in front of a microphone with a guitar. She is looking down and wearing a white lacy top. The background is dark blue with twinkling lights.

Groei (Growth) is a 28 minute documentary/digital concert that was part of Suzanne de Jong’s graduation from the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) as a music teacher; her Integrale Eindproductie (IEP). Usually, the students graduate with a live concert but because of the COVID-19 crisis Suzanne had to produce a video version of the concert.

 

The concert consists of 5 covers of songs and an original composed piece linked together with interviews of Suzanne and her co-students, who reflect on Suzanne’s time during her studies and her growth as a person. It touches on insecurity, self-doubt, boy troubles and ultimately growth and the gaining of confidence as a musician and teacher.

28″07 – Dutch

Director and producer //  Suzanne de Jong

Editor // Eva Plompen

Music producer and mixing //  Erik van Zoelen

 

Songs covered are Only In Sleep by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Cherry Wine by Hozier, Let’s Generalize About Men from the tv show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Landslide by Fleetwood Mac and Last Hope by Paramore.