The bull
A childless married couple’s life gets thrown into disarray when a highly virile bull is brought onto their farm.
TRAILER
FILM FESTIVALS
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – PÖFF Shorts
Tallinn, Estonia – November 14, 2024
Official Selection – New Talents Live-Action Competition
Leuven International Short Film Festival
Leuven, Belgium – November 29, 2024
National Belgian Premiere
Winner – Best Acting
European Film Forum Scanorama
Vilnius, Lithuania – November 14, 2024
Official Selection
London Short Film Festival
London, United Kingdom – January 17, 2025
National UK Premiere
Official Selection
Crystal Palace International Film Festival
London, United Kingdom – March 20, 2025
Official Selection
Landshut Short Film Festival
Landshut, Germany – March 22, 2025
German Premiere
Official Selection
Brussels Short Film Festival
Brussels, Belgium – April 24 - May 4, 2025
Official Selection – National Competition & Next Generation
SPECS
Short Film
Absurd Drama
Duration: 19:58
Language: Dutch
Resolution: UHD 3840 x 2160
Aspect Ratio: 2:1
Camera: Arri Alexa Mini LF
CREDITS
Starring: Maaike Cafmeyer, Wim Willaert, Sam Louwyck
Director: Victor Nauwynck
Story by: Shir Ariya, Victor Nauwynck
Screenplay by: Shir Ariya
Producer: Patrick Verlin, Siddharth Bala Kumar, Antonio Donato, Victor Nauwynck
Director of Photography: Tamás A. Méder
Production Designer: Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Costume Designer: Koen Onghena
Hair & Makeup Designer: Julia Biały
Editor: Ryan Ling
Sound Recordists: Andries Essel & Yannis Van Den Ecker
Composer: Guillermo Pita
Executive Producer: Maarten Moerkerke
Director’s Statement
Growing up in Flanders, Belgium, I was surrounded by a culture where people take pride in a strong work ethic. I often saw the negative consequences of this manic fixation on work in which personal relationships would be neglected, resulting into lack of communication. The irony of doing intensive, physical work to avoid doing emotional work is something I also find myself struggling with, leading me to view the struggle of communication as a Flemish cultural issue. By focusing on two non-communicative characters in my film, I wish to explore the absurdity of how complicated it can feel to do something as simple as talking to a loved one.
PRESS
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“DE KRANT VAN MAAIKE”
In a special edition of ‘De Krant van West-Vlaanderen’, Victor was asked to give an exclusive interview about his experience making ‘The Bull’.
WIM WILLAERT & ALEX AGNEW IN “WELCOME TO THE AA”
In the podcast ‘Welcome to the AA’ Wim Willaert talks to Flemish comedian Alex Agnew about working on ‘The Bull’
MAAIKE CAFMEYER ON FOCUS WTV
On television channel Focus WTV Maaike Cafmeyer talks about working with Wim Willaert and ‘The Bull’.
