Spijkerbroekelite Denim Dynasty
Short Fiction
2024
Spijkerbroekelite/Denim Dynasty is a short fiction film supported by the Filmfonds Shorts program, a crowdfunding campaign on Voordekunst, and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst. It's written and directed by Puck Litaay, produced by Hannah Padding at Bandit Amsterdam. Following some thrilling days of filming in early January 2024, we are currently in the post-production phase and plan to premiere the film later this year.
Logline
Etiquette-expert Tilda’s (62) pursuit to climb the social ladder hits a dead end when, during a fancy dinner, she realizes that the elite will never see her as one of their own.
Theme
‘Spijkerbroekelite’ / ‘Denim Dynasty’ illuminates the relationship between 'the other' and the prevailing norm, wherein the norm continually defines the position of 'the other’.