MOMENTUM (2022)

Still from Momentum. A medium shot of Michantely. She is standing in front of a bright orange background and looking directly into the camera with a very powerful look in her eyes. She's wearing a blue/green/white patterned blouse and a headwreap.
Still from Momentum. A medium shot of Michantely. She is standing in front of a bright orange background and looking directly into the camera with a very powerful look in her eyes. She's wearing a blue/green/white patterned blouse and a headwreap.
Still from Momentum. Carline is sitting in the back seat of a car and staring out of the window pensively. She's wearing a black top with a white pinstriped blazer. It's sunny.
Still from Momentum. A medium shot of Mikal standing in front of a schoolboard. She is smiling and looking directly at the camera. She's wearing a maroon/burgundy dress.
Still from Momentum. A close shot of Michantely standing at the water in Rotterdam and looking out over the city. She's looking serious.
Still from Momentum. A medium of Carline standing in front of a doorway in what looks like an abandoned school. She's wearing a yellow top and a blue blazer, and she's staring powerfully into the camera.
Still from Momentum. Mikal is sitting in a cinema chair with a red background set up; it's obviously in an interview setting.

40″40 – Dutch

Momentum is the debut documentary by directors Melisa Can and Floris Rijssenbeek. Melisa usually works as a journalist (VICE, de Volkskrant, NOS) and Floris is a theater and podcast creator (De Kiesmannen, Studio DE/MO).

The documentary follows three young women running for a spot in the Dutch House of Representatives during the elections of 2021. As the youngest council member of The Hague, Mikal (26, number 17 on the list for PvdA) dedicates herself to the subject of chance inequality. Carline (26, number 32 on the list for D66) has stood at the cradle of a political youth movement, wanting to give her generation a voice. Michantely (29, number 6 on the list for BIJ1) does not see herself represented in Dutch politics and decides to demand a seat in the House for that very reason. All three candidates are figureheads of a young generation that is fighting for better representation in The Hague, the center of Dutch politics. The question is: will their joint battle be enough?

MAIN CREW & CAST

With: Michantely de Jong, Carline van Breugel & Mikal Tseggai
Directors: Melisa Can & Floris Rijssenbeek
Producers: Diewertje Kramer Freher & Heleen Hagelaar
Cinematography: Joris Sacks
Sound Recording: Jan le Poole & Max Oostveen
Editing: Eva Plompen
Grading: Judy Steenman
Sound Design: Bram van Bergen
Music: Daan Wijnhorst & Martijn Bresser

LINKS

Official Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/momentum.docu/