Vincent van den Ouden
name
Vincent van den Ouden
profession
filmmaker & novelist
country
The Netherlands
biography
Vincent van den Ouden is a 35-year-old filmmaker and novelist from Rotterdam. As a child, his favourite stories took on a life of their own in his imagination, and he fantasized about being spirited away to his favourite tales. When he grew old enough to realize those chances were slim, he decided to become a storyteller himself. His short film Hopsa Heisasa – a Dutch Children’s Myth (2020) has been shown at several festivals, and 2025 will mark the debut of his Dutch fantasy novel The Realm Where Worlds Start Anew at Godijn Publishing. Recurring themes in his oeuvre are existential loneliness and transcience within narrative forms of magic realism.
previous works
HOPSA HEISASA – A DUTCH CHILDREN’S MYTH (2020)
social media
The Sound of Sunset
working title
The Sound of Sunset
project status
in development
logline / short synopsis
In a dimly lit graveyard, the introverted Dafne must reconcile with her traumatized father Zephyr, who will transform into a tree after sunset. If she fails, Zephyr will turn into a withered tree, and his trauma will pass on to Dafne and her son.