Loes van Keulen

Loes van Keulen nam deel aan de poll “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025, een unieke publieksbevraging als collectieve liefdesbrief aan de kunst van de korte film. yanco en Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, in samenwerking met Talking Shorts, nodigden filmmakers, curatoren, distributeurs, critici en academici wereldwijd uit om tien audiovisuele werken van minder dan zestig minuten te nomineren die zij persoonlijk beschouwen als de “beste” aller tijden. Dit was de inzending van Loes van Keulen:

Movie Original Title Director Country Year Duration
Empty Rider Lawrence Lek Zwitserland, Verenigd Koninkrijk 2024 15’
Green Gray Black Brown Yuyan Wang Zuid-Korea, Frankrijk, China 2025 12’
Hardly Working Total Refusal Oostenrijk 2022 20’
If I'm Here It Is by Mystery Se eu tô aqui é por mistério Clari Ribeiro Brazilië 2024 22’
Olla Ariane Labed Frankrijk 2019 27’

...What Is Love has never been the same again.
Onno the Oblivious Onno de Onwetende Viktor van der Valk Nederland 2014 29’
Preoperational Model Philip Ullman Nederland 2024 13’

So much detail goes into the bizarre, battered appearances of Philip Ullman’s characters that you can almost touch them. The result is both visceral and endearing, leaving an impression you’d perhaps rather forget, while also aptly questioning what it is that makes you feel that way.
The Black Tower John Smith Verenigd Koninkrijk 1987 24’
Wong Ping’s Fables 2 黃炳寓言 Wong Ping Hong Kong 2019 13’
You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me Samira Elagoz , Z Walsh Nederland, Finland 2024 13’

A series of photos and screenshots tell the story of how Samira and Z fall madly in love with each other. We witness their first meeting, the start of a long-distance relationship, the family introductions, Z’s top surgery – their milestones recorded in a disarmingly intimate and unforgettably moving way.