
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
NRIn search of a smile, a sad clown finds a new friend in a struggling bar.
Bolle Piet
2024
NRA 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
NRAfter 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
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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NRHedonistic 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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NRJupiter 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
NRIn search of a smile, a sad clown finds a new friend in a struggling bar.
Bolle Piet
2024
NRAfter 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
NRAfter 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
NRAfter 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
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
—
NRHedonistic 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!
—
NRHedonistic 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!
—
NRJupiter 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
—
NRJupiter 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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