Love of the Game
Recently divorced, Sandra is left yearning for answers after the man she
had an affair with leaves her hanging. Marked by pain and wrath, she
engineers a public event, using it to stage an artistic performance as
an ultimatum. What starts as an idea escalates into a bold and
uncomfortable experiment. The film explores desire when it is no longer
restrained, and observes the consequences of turning private longing
into a public act.
Screenings:
Brooklyn Center for Theater Research
Nightclub 101 Manhattan
Pakhuis de Zwijger
Created by van Acker Art Gallery (Sebastiaan Verbeeten & Brant Peije Teunis)
Duration: 23 minutes
2026
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Happy Together
A young couple tries to make sense of the existential void they face after the suicide of a close friend. From the cocoon of their relationship they travel to foreign places in the search for answers. Sebastiaan films every moment of their adventure while his girlfriend Pieta starts to distrust the camera. Their search exposes the deep, unspoken differences between them, forcing them to confront not only their relationship but the fragile sense of purpose they’ve been chasing.
Happy Together is a coming-of-age story about me, my camera and our relationship with my former girlfriend Pieta. In the film I explore the desire for self-portraiture, and introduce a shift in our dynamic by recording our lives. The process of documentation is incorporated in the editing process, creating a product of multiple iterations over time, morphing and shifting in its objectives.
The film arose out of my longstanding project of self-archival. My mode of working is gonzo, creating a highly personal subjective world which I explore with my viewer. The creation process is part of the result, creating a film that searches for itself within itself. In doing so it becomes an intimate representation of filmmaking as a craft and practice, flirting with questions of ethics, desire, and purpose.
Taking part at IFFR 2025 RTM
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Happy Together is a coming-of-age story about me, my camera and our relationship with my former girlfriend Pieta. In the film I explore the desire for self-portraiture, and introduce a shift in our dynamic by recording our lives. The process of documentation is incorporated in the editing process, creating a product of multiple iterations over time, morphing and shifting in its objectives.
The film arose out of my longstanding project of self-archival. My mode of working is gonzo, creating a highly personal subjective world which I explore with my viewer. The creation process is part of the result, creating a film that searches for itself within itself. In doing so it becomes an intimate representation of filmmaking as a craft and practice, flirting with questions of ethics, desire, and purpose.
Taking part at IFFR 2025 RTM
Email me for a screener
Directed and Edited by Sebastiaan Verbeeten
Music by Mazi Jarvis
Duration: 54 minutes
Music by Mazi Jarvis
Duration: 54 minutes
2024
defragmentation
Film students take part in a 48-hour film challenge with a film titled Defragmentation. Their different ideas about the film leads to a crisis
Directed and Edited by Sebastiaan Verbeeten
Duration: 10 minutes
2021
Duration: 10 minutes
2021