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WAVES is the third and final movie in our mental health trilogy.
ᴀ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ
CREWLIST
Director : Nick Geerlof
Ass director: Fabian Dams
DP: Nick Geerlof
Camera assistant: Gijs de Bruine
Producer: Twan Agterhof
Edit: Fabian Dams
VO: Jasper Leever
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ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀꜱ ɴᴏᴛᴇ:
ᴅᴇᴀʀ 51ᴡᴇꜱᴛꜰɪʟᴍꜱ ꜰᴀɴꜱ,
ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴀᴛᴇʟʏ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴡꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏꜱ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ.
ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴍɪᴅꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ, ɪ ꜱᴛᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛʀɪʟᴏɢʏ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏʟᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʟᴍ ʜᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.
ɪᴛꜱ ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ɢʀᴀᴘᴘʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴏɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇꜱ, ɪ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʟʏ, ɪᴛ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ.
ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ꜰɪxᴇꜱ ᴏʀ ᴇᴀꜱʏ ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴀʟɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ. ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏᴋᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴋᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ' ʀᴇꜱɪʟɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴘᴜꜱʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇꜱᴛ ᴅᴀʏꜱ.
ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ, ᴡᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴᴍᴇɴᴛ; ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ᴀ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴘᴇ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ꜰᴀɪɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ. ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ.
ꜱᴏ, ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢʀᴀᴛᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 51ᴡᴇꜱᴛꜰɪʟᴍꜱ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ʜᴀꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ.
ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ, ɪ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ. ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ.
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