Cai Booi

Writing

Cai Booi

Born

2002-08-15 (24)

Place of birth

Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Known for

Writing

Credits

10 titles

Cai Rudolf Booi (born August 15, 2002) is a filmmaker, writer, producer, and creative director based in the Netherlands, with roots in Curaçao. His work spans independent film and the development of larger fictional worlds, with a growing focus on stories designed to move between cinema, literature, comics, and other forms of visual storytelling. Booi wrote, directed, and produced Operation Playground: Zero (2026), a short film developed as part of his broader work in narrative filmmaking. He is also part of the Groovy Movies Collective, a group of filmmakers connected through the Dutch Filmers Academy in Eindhoven. Through the collective, he has contributed to screenings, independent prod…

Known for

Bolle Piet poster
NR

In search of a smile, a sad clown finds a new friend in a struggling bar.

Bolle Piet

2024

The Meat Substitute poster
NR

A documentary crew follows a married couple as they adjust to the wife’s new vegan lifestyle. While the couple tries to understand one another, their respectful disagreements reveal growing instability in their relationship. Determined to prove that her husband will not notice the difference, she secretly replaces his chicken with a vegan substitute.

The Meat Substitute

2024

Operation Playground: Zero poster
NR

After the death of his mother, Ricky, a twelve-year-old non-verbal boy, is left to care for his infant sister on his own while struggling to survive in a collapsing Western Europe overrun by the living dead

Operation Playground: Zero

2027

No artwork available
NR

In a secluded 18th-century village shaped by strict Catholic belief, outsider Luciel struggles to find her place within the world around her. When a mysterious winged being falls from the sky, she secretly shelters it and becomes determined to understand where it came from. As her search for answers draws her deeper into the religious beliefs she has always questioned, Luciel is forced to confront the boundaries between faith, certainty, and the unknown.

Valle

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PARAMANIA! poster
NR

Hedonistic college sophomores Tripp Wallace and Dave Millburn help a wizard cast a spell to cure the world of depression. But what promises to bring happiness instead unleashes an uncontrollable wave of pleasure-seeking behavior. As the world descends into PARAMANIA, the two friends find themselves in far deeper than they bargained for.

PARAMANIA!

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Mr. Sunflower poster
NR

Jupiter Joyman is a young florist who uses an ancient magic to bring people happiness through his flowers. When Amalia Blackwand finds relief from her troubled past in his shop, an unlikely bond blossoms between them. But his attempt to ease her suffering pushes his magic beyond its limits, unleashing something sinister that neither is prepared to face.

Mr. Sunflower

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Film credits

Behind the camera

Bolle Piet poster
NR

In search of a smile, a sad clown finds a new friend in a struggling bar.

Bolle Piet

2024

Operation Playground: Zero poster
NR

After the death of his mother, Ricky, a twelve-year-old non-verbal boy, is left to care for his infant sister on his own while struggling to survive in a collapsing Western Europe overrun by the living dead

Operation Playground: Zero

2027

Operation Playground: Zero poster
NR

After the death of his mother, Ricky, a twelve-year-old non-verbal boy, is left to care for his infant sister on his own while struggling to survive in a collapsing Western Europe overrun by the living dead

Operation Playground: Zero

2027

Operation Playground: Zero poster
NR

After the death of his mother, Ricky, a twelve-year-old non-verbal boy, is left to care for his infant sister on his own while struggling to survive in a collapsing Western Europe overrun by the living dead

Operation Playground: Zero

2027

No artwork available
NR

In a secluded 18th-century village shaped by strict Catholic belief, outsider Luciel struggles to find her place within the world around her. When a mysterious winged being falls from the sky, she secretly shelters it and becomes determined to understand where it came from. As her search for answers draws her deeper into the religious beliefs she has always questioned, Luciel is forced to confront the boundaries between faith, certainty, and the unknown.

Valle

—

PARAMANIA! poster
NR

Hedonistic college sophomores Tripp Wallace and Dave Millburn help a wizard cast a spell to cure the world of depression. But what promises to bring happiness instead unleashes an uncontrollable wave of pleasure-seeking behavior. As the world descends into PARAMANIA, the two friends find themselves in far deeper than they bargained for.

PARAMANIA!

—

PARAMANIA! poster
NR

Hedonistic college sophomores Tripp Wallace and Dave Millburn help a wizard cast a spell to cure the world of depression. But what promises to bring happiness instead unleashes an uncontrollable wave of pleasure-seeking behavior. As the world descends into PARAMANIA, the two friends find themselves in far deeper than they bargained for.

PARAMANIA!

—

Mr. Sunflower poster
NR

Jupiter Joyman is a young florist who uses an ancient magic to bring people happiness through his flowers. When Amalia Blackwand finds relief from her troubled past in his shop, an unlikely bond blossoms between them. But his attempt to ease her suffering pushes his magic beyond its limits, unleashing something sinister that neither is prepared to face.

Mr. Sunflower

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Mr. Sunflower poster
NR

Jupiter Joyman is a young florist who uses an ancient magic to bring people happiness through his flowers. When Amalia Blackwand finds relief from her troubled past in his shop, an unlikely bond blossoms between them. But his attempt to ease her suffering pushes his magic beyond its limits, unleashing something sinister that neither is prepared to face.

Mr. Sunflower

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