After the excitement of the first festival selections 🔥 we want to take some time to tell you more about Level.
Level is an intimate meditation on life and death, interweaving personal experiences with reflections on climate change and the human relationship with nature. The line through the film is formed by the death of a father and the birth of a son, evolving into an exploration of the places we inhabit and how they shape us. Structured as a diptych, Level captures two distinct chapters: the first in the Netherlands, where Anna mourns her father’s passing amidst the open landscapes and dikes of Usquert; the second in Spain, where Anna and Carlos welcome their son Leo and renovate a historic house in the ancient valley of Miera. Through vivid imagery, sound, and voice, the film navigates themes of loss, renewal, and humanity’s impact on the natural world. As Anna connects with her father’s meticulous documentation of Dutch nature, Carlos confronts the ominous sea beyond the dikes. In Miera, the arrival of new life sparks reflections on time, labor, and an uncertain future. Merging documentary and experimental forms, Level becomes a portrait of landscapes as palimpsests—layers of history and memory intertwining with the rhythms of life. Ultimately, it is a story of continuations, where grief gives way to discovery and life persists.
TEAM
Directors: Anna Berkhof
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@montecinefilms
Producer: Montecine (Carlos Mora Fuentes)
Executive producers: Anna Berkhof & Sofía Lena Monardo
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Script: Anna Berkhof
Editing: Carlos Mora Fuentes
Editing assistant: Cristina Somavilla
@csomavilla
Voice over text and voice: Marie Claus
@nubindu
Sounds: Red Brut (Marijn Verbiesen)
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Photography: Anna Berkhof
Colour: Andrés Lopetegui
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Sound Design: Sergio López-Eraña
@sergiosonido
Production Director: María Boyarizo
@mariaboyarizo
Distribution and press: Inés Calero Julià
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Graphic Design: Mina K.
@mina.k.grafica
Financed by: ICAA y Gobierno de Cantabria
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Supported by: Cantabria Film Commission, La Sociedad y Kunstraad Groningen
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