Drama ·Comedy · Netherlands · 2026 · 21m

SCHMOOPY

Director

Cast

Sahil Amar Aïssa as Schmoopy Ayisha Siddiqi as Samira Fred van der Hilst as Rino Laura Bakker as Lize Selin Akkulak as Kiko Bart Slegers as Hugo

Crew

Bart van Heerwaarden — Director of Photography Arnaud Callens — Editor Sahil Amar Aïssa — Screenplay Sam van der Plas — Writer Naduah Zahradnik — Producer Eva Sprenkelder — Production Design

Synopsis

A once-beloved puppet star of the 90s faces obscurity and crippling debt to a ruthless drug dealer. After being fired from his TV network, he hatches a desperate plan to reclaim his fame and save his life.

Mood & Themes

surreal psychological drama

Key Collaborators

Sam van der Plas Director Bart van Heerwaarden Director of Photography Arnaud Callens Editor Sahil Amar Aïssa Screenplay Sam van der Plas Writer Naduah Zahradnik Producer Eva Sprenkelder Production Design Zino Bakker Production Design Danithia van Weenum Production Design

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