how to meet a mermaid

In How To Meet a Mermaid the sea connects the lives of Rebecca, Lex and Miguel in, on and under the surface of the water. The sea is both beauty and danger, friend and foe. Through the mood of the ocean, the audience becomes part of the doubts, sadness and courage of the protagonists who seek help in the ocean. Director Coco Schrijber also turns to the ocean for answers about her missing brother Lex, but however understanding, vigorous or tranquil the sea is, eventually it is just water and indifferent to our questions. Rebecca, Lex, Miguel and their family left behind must fend for themselves.

How to Meet a Mermaid is filmed by twice Academy nominated Danish DOP and HoR card carrier Lars Skree .

Coco Schrijber is an extremely cinematic filmmaker from The Netherlands Her debut feature First Kill about one’s addiction to killing was selected for the IDFA Feature Length Competition 2001. It won the Dutch Press Award and the Audience Award at IFF Kosovo. Her 2nd feature Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies about boredom, starring John Malkovich, won 6 international awards, the Golden Calf Grand Prize of The Netherlands and was the official entry for the Oscars 2008. How To Meet A Mermaid has been selected for the IDFA Feature Length Competition 2016

House of Real co-production with Dutch Zeppers Film.

PROJECT

Title: How To Meet A Mermaid
Director: Coco Schrijber
DOP: Lars Skree
Producer: Frank Engel, Zeppers Film, NL
Co-producer: Jesper Jack
Duration: 58/85
Platforms: Cinema and broadcast
Partners: Zeppers Film, Off World

STATUS: Premiered in competition for best film at IDFA, fall 2016