WTFF 8 – Short Films Competition
by Tim Ewalts
Fiction, Drama
The Netherlands, 2024, 17’
O.v. Dutch. Italian and English subtitles
November 26, 2026, 7.00 PM, Cinema Odeon – Vicenza
Synopsis Emily has just started a new job: as a telephone psychic for a morally ambiguous spiritual call center. She isn’t a particularly spiritual person: her readings follow a carefully thought-out script and are vague at best. But after a few conversations, doubts begin to creep into her mind.
Director’s bio-filmography Tim Ewalts (1995) is a filmmaker from the Netherlands. He studied film at KASK School of Arts in Ghent. In 2021-2022 he graduated with the short film Undergrowth, which premiered at the Palm Springs Shortfest and was selected for the Talents to Cannes Programme. Astro is his second short film.
Trailer
Directed by Tim Ewalts
Screenplay Tim Ewalts
Cinematography Katja van den Broeke
Sound Zoé Beekes
Editing Nola Zeegers
Music Sjeng Muermans, Tim Ewalts
Cast Lindsay Zwaan, Sjaid Foncé, Jacky Goossens, Daphne Agten
Production Loes Komen, Eva Verweij, Julia Voets – Room For Film
Distribution Varicoloured
Website varicoloured.eu, roomforfilm.com
Social Media Instagram: @tim.ewalts