The Essence

A wannabe filmmaker struggles with heartbreak and makes a film to process it. The harder he searches for the essence, the further he drifts away from it.

15m2025

English

Crew and Cast

Wouter De PaepeDirector

Pieter van DijkPieter

Melanie Barelds

Dorelia Schraven

Xenia Borremans

Storyline

A wannabe filmmaker struggles with heartbreak and makes a film to process it. The harder he searches for the essence, the further he drifts away from it.

The Essence poster

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Info

Original title: De Essentie
Status: Released
Released: 30 November 2025
Runtime: 15m

Production

Director: Wouter De Paepe
Writers: Wouter De Paepe
Countries: Belgium

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: Dutch