Laura Bakker

Emma is certain she's happy. She has a successful career, a loving boyfriend, wonderful parents, and is talented, funny, and smart. Until she unexpectedly and 'voluntarily' ends up in the psychiatric ward of a hospital. A short circuit? A burnout? She thinks this must be a huge mistake. Because she's a perfectly normal person. Right?

Two guys are having their first date, but end up in a hostage situation. A terrible predicament for a first meeting, but a perfect way to get to know each other.

A once-beloved puppet star of the 90s faces obscurity and crippling debt to a ruthless drug dealer. After being fired from his TV network, he hatches a desperate plan to reclaim his fame and save his life.

21-year-old skater Reza thrives in his carefree lifestyle. However, he has no idea what to do with his future, much to the frustration of his mother and two sisters. With no better plan in mind, he books a trip to Thailand. But when a motorcycle accident leaves him with a spinal chord injury, his entire world is turned upside down. What does the future hold for him now?

When his brother Stijn shares the sexual abuse by their father Theo in the group app, Niels starts to better understand his own intimacy issues. With the secret revealed, Niels and Suzanne together confront Theo about the consequences.

Young illustrator Lorah dreamed of becoming a successful artist one day, but is now struggling to recover from burnout. As Lorah tries to find a balance between her recovery and her desire to return to work in her chosen profession, she meets successful colleague Emily, whom she greatly admires. However, her frustrations and impatience grow by the minute as she is confronted with evidence that this is not yet her time to shine.

Lena, a young woman, is filmed during various group therapy sessions. In this intimate drama, she is the only person speaking. This short debut film wants to get down to the core of Lena's seminal relationships so far: the relationship with her father, her first boyfriend, and finally her colleague and date, Marleen. Owing to the unexpectedly open gaze with which Marleen looks at her, Lena, somewhat surprised, can see herself in a different light.

Izzy (12) and her father Koos (40) are waiting for Izzy’s mother, who will be coming home for the first time in twelve years. But as the evening goes on and Koos starts behaving more and more strangely, Izzy begins to wonder whether her father can be trusted. Will her mother actually come? KOSMOS is a short fiction pilot.

The young, charismatic Thomas Fontein is a rising star in the Pentecostal church. When pastor Daniël announces his departure, nothing stands in the way of a glorious future. But when very different choices are made, Thomas falls into a deep crisis of faith that will affect many people.

Registration of the first theatre program by the Dutch comedy duo N00B (Isabelle Kafando and Laura Bakker). The show is about being a noob, a beginner, a greenhorn. An ode to the individual.

In the run-up to Christmas, a family completely misses the point in trying to be good. Brechtje, the mother of the family, gets cancelled by everyone, without understanding why. Her husband, Martijn, falls in love with his younger colleague, but true love can’t be denied (or so he thinks). Justus, the son-in-law, gets lost on a Don Quichotesque quest for his masculinity. While Jos, the middle child, changes the world around with her tolerance and open mindedness – until her girlfriend wants to have a threesome. And all of that happens just before their annual Christmas dinner.

Registration of the first theatre program by the Dutch comedy duo N00B (Isabelle Kafando and Laura Bakker). The show is about being a noob, a beginner, a greenhorn. An ode to the individual.