PACIFICA

By Jan-Willem VAN EWIJK

ATLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM - as SALES All rights, World

Road movie - Completed 2024

Driving through the American West with his teenage daughter, a Dutch father slowly descends into madness after a violent shooting incident. A film about loss, denial and America’s complex relationship with guns.

    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Road movie, Drama
    • Countries
    • NETHERLANDS
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, DUTCH
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jan-Willem VAN EWIJK
    • Writer(s)
    • Jan- Willem VAN EWIJK, Claytie MASON
    • Producer(s)
    • Ineke KANTERS (The Film Kitchen), Lisette KELDER (THE FILM KITCHEN), Jan VAN DER ZANDEN (THE FILM KITCHEN)
    • Synopsis
    • Daniel is on a road trip through the American West with his teenage daughter Artis. They live in a golden bubble: camping and enjoying the landscape. But whenever people approach them, Artis runs off, leaving Daniel anxiously searching for her.
      As they cross the Great Plains and head into the Rocky Mountains, Artis starts disappearing more and more, slowly turning Daniel’s dream bubble into a nightmare. ‘Pacifica.’ is a film about loss, denial and America’s complex relationship with guns.