THE ORIGIN OF TROUBLE
Film - Program 1 Filmfest 2017

THE ORIGIN OF TROUBLE

Directed by Tessa Louise Pope

Info

Director: Tessa Louise Pope
Section: Program 1
Country: Netherlands
Year: 2016
Language: English, Dutch
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: John Pope, Margreet Burgemeister, Chris Van Daalen, Hester Wentzel, Alexander Pope, Catherine Pope, Silke Van Daalen
18+ (no age rating)

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Logline

THE ORIGIN OF TROUBLE

What causes a father to be absent and what are the consequences of his absence? Director Tessa Pope confronts her past and deals with the complex relationship with her father. Archive material and interviews with the whole family bring all the pieces of the puzzle together. A story about love, hope, betrayal, and losses.



  • Duration: 30 Min.

  • Film School: NFA, Netherlands Film Academy

Meet the director

THE ORIGIN OF TROUBLE

Tessa Louise Pope

Tessa Louise Pope was born in Amsterdam in 1988. She studied Documentary Directing at the Netherlands Film Academy. Her award-winning graduation project THE ORIGIN OF TROUBLE is now travelling worldwide to various film festivals. She is currently working on different projects; shooting a new documentary short film, developing a documentary film with support of the Dutch Film Fund and working on commercials and a documentary series.

Credits

Director of Photography: Gijs Wilbers
Film Editor: Fatih Tura
Composer: Hans Nieuwenhuijsen
Sound: Laszlo Brinkman
Producer: Emeline Bakker, Julia Notenboom