Sam is spending a summer holiday week with his family and is tormented by the thought that, being the youngest child, one day he will be left alone, as his family will surely die before him. To prepare himself against the inevitable, Sam embarks on a made-up “aloneness training.” His “training” comes to a halt when he runs into Tess, a girl seemingly even quirkier than him. When she finally reveals her secret, Sam starts to realize that seeking detachment from the ones you love does not enable you to overcome loneliness.
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Steven Wouterlood
- Script: Laura van Dijk, based on the book by Anna Woltz
- Cinematography: Sal Kroonenberg
- Editing: Christine Houbiers
- Sound: Jos ten Klooster
- Music: Franziska Henke
- Actors: Sonny Coops Van Utteren, Josephine Arendsen, Tjebbo Gerritsma
- Production: Bind
- Producers: Joram Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk
- Co-production: Ostlicht Filmproduktion, VPRO
- Co-producers: Marcel Lenz, Guido Schwab, Anna van der Staak
- Costumes: Margriet Procee
- Make Up: Claudia Goetz
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: The Netherlands, Germany
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 82΄
- Contact: Picture Tree International, pti@picturetree-international.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Grand Prize Feature – New York Children's IFF 2019, Best Feature Film (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention) – Berlin IFF 2019
Steven Wouterlood
Steven Wouterlood was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in 1984. In 2013, he directed Anything Goes, a short film for children’s television, which won many awards and nominations in film festivals all over the world. His TV series Rémi, Nobody’s Boy, based on the renowned novel by Hector Malot, was nominated for an Emmy Kids Award in 2018. My Extraordinary Summer With Tess is his first feature film.
Filmography
2007 Los (short)
2013 Het Meisje aan de Overkant (short)
2016 Superstar VR (short)
2019 Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess | My Extraordinary Summer with Tess
