NOSEBLEED
PREMIÈRE 2026/2027
When unresolved trauma resurfaces, Maya is forced to confront her fluctuating and spiraling character as both victim and perpetrator. NOSEBLEED is a semi-autobiographical arthouse dance film, blurring reality and fiction in a provocative exploration of desire and power.
GENRE : Dance film
DURATION :13 min
CONCEPT
NOSEBLEED, a film by Yoko Haveman, navigates the fragile and volatile intersections of desire, identity, and embodied trauma. Blurring the boundaries between fiction and reality, this work invites audiences into the inner world of Maya, a young woman caught in a charged helix where pleasure and identity collapse into personal interactions.
Set within the intimate confines of a loft, a seemingly ominous gathering between lovers (Mingjou Chen, Sjaid Foncé, Cain Wittenhaus) unfolds into a series of increasingly visceral encounters. What begins as innocent curiosity and physical exploration gradually evolves into a hypnotic choreography where Maya is confronted by past abuse within her relation to current desires.
’There is a question about giving trauma a place where it can exist without needing it to be resolved, blamed, minimized, or romanticized. A place where it can simply be, in all its weight and contradiction. With this work, I aim for discomfort to be felt, where taboos can be spoken about, and different perceptions can emerge.’
NOSEBLEED operates as a deeply embodied experience. The film moves fluidly between surreal, striking imagery and raw physicality, where the space transforms into a psychological landscape. This film offers a layered and ambiguous portrait of eerie connections.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR, WRITER, CHOREOGRAPHER Yoko Haveman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Maxime van Erp
DRAMATURGY Lara van Lookeren
ACTORS Mingjou Chen, Sjaid Foncé, Cain Cara Insa Wittenhaus
PRODUCTION COMPANY Rauwkost Film
PRODUCER Guido F.G. Jeurissen
ART DESIGN Iris Schutgevaar
ART DIRECTOR Nika Ferwerda
INTIMACY COÖRDINATOR Zarah Bracht
SET DRESSER Jannah Snoek
MAKE-UP ARTIST AND FX Linsey Ladru
COSTUME Mingjou Chen, Sjaid Foncé, Cain Cara Insa Wittenhaus, Yoko Haveman
COMPOSER Eelke Mastebroek
1ST AC Johan Falklind
LINE-PRODUCER Felix Dukker
GAFFER Jorick Buurstra
BEST GIRL Amalia Villacis
BOOM OPERATOR Arjen van Doezelaar
COACH WRITER Chaka van Kasteren
SOUND DESIGN AND MIX Ruben van Asselt
EDITOR Jesse Immanuael Bom
COLORIST Davey Anthony Rietmeijer
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Ton Vuletic
FINANCIAL SUPPORT Gemeente Rotterdam
CO-PRODUCTION Dansateliers
RESEARCH PRODUCTION SHIFFT Utrecht, Gemeente Rotterdam
SPECIAL THANKS TO Cinedans, De Pastorie Diemen, Edward Hermans, Courtney May Robertson, John Lennon Haveman, Charlotte Goesaert Clara Luyckx, De Dansers
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