Andreas van Riet

Nettles are a bit like us… After getting stung by a nettle plant, a young boy discovers a monster buried in the woods. Full short film out now! Watch it on YouTube or Vimeo and rate/review it on Letterboxd or IMDb

New showreel! A montage based on recurring themes and subjects, followed by 2 clips of dialogue scenes. I started making films in 2020, and it really feels like I’m closing a chapter and moving onto something new. These were all either no budget or student films, with mostly friends and family acting and filling crew roles. This reel is dedicated to those that participated to these projects out of sheer passion, generosity and dedication. I’m eternally thankful. Highlights of these past five years are my debut feature film Superbia, which I made one year after making my very first short, my adaptation of Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis,’ a seemingly impossible task which took 2 years to figure out in the edit haha, and my graduation film The Nettle Man, the first time I’ve worked with a child and also with professional actors (for more than a single day). I look forward to future projects and going outside my comfort zone by applying for funding and also looking for more professional collaborators and other avenues to get larger projects off the ground … we’ll see. Either way, I’ll find a way to keep making films.

“The Metamorphosis” is out now on YouTube and Vimeo! Link can be found on my profile.

Frame grabs from The Nettle Man (light spoilers) Full short film out now! Watch it on YouTube or Vimeo and rate/review it on Letterboxd or IMDb “Nettles are a bit like us …” After getting stung by a nettle plant, a young boy discovers a monster buried in the woods. Introducing Raphael Rees as ‘Jacob’ Starting Roseanna Grace Anderson @roseannagraceanderson as ‘Mum’ and Edmund Sage-Green @edsage as ‘The Nettle Man’ Directed by me Written by Kyle Williams @kylewilliams2004_ & me Produced by Max Burton @maxbfilm Music by Milo Paulus @milopaulus Crew: DOP - Amir Shabanov @action.amir 1st AD - Mohd Harithzaman @harithzaman Art dept. - Lizzy Lefebvre @lzylv_ Camera Operator - Aayush Jogi 1st AC - Zachary Oladimeji @zubbo.888 2nd AC - Charlie Langford @gary_the__shru_b Grip & DIT - Maxime Laurent @maxime.jlaurent Gaffer - Linus Kent @revviss Sound Mixer - Zacharie Sadock @zach_sadock Boom Operator - Duane Stewart @duane.stewartt Stills Photographer & Set Dresser - Shreyas Dhapodkar @shredhapodkar Script Supervisor - Nishi Jiani @_nishi.jiani_ BTS - Yasein El Saka @yaseinsaka MUA’s - Nancy Honor Brown @nhb_makeup Genesis N. Quinn @guroangelic PA’s - Divine-Favour Owoola @divinefavourrb Aimee Page @aimslivia Olivia Prendergast @thatwentsouthsofast Post-production: Foley artist - Jacqueline Francis @jacqueline_does_sound Title design - Natalia Cincunegui @natalia_cincunegui Editor - me Associate editor - @mishgalbraith Produced by the London Film Academy

ANNOUNCEMENT: Last December, I posted the trailer for my next short film, and I’m happy to announce today that The Nettle Man will be available on YouTube and Vimeo on Wednesday December 10th! Swipe to read a (spoiler free) director’s statement

Had to repeat an outfit for The Nettle Man premieres: In London at @arthousen8 with the cast and crew, and in Amsterdam at @supermercator with paintings by @natalia_cincunegui 🌿It feels good to close this chapter. Now it’s waiting to hear back from festivals and planning a public release!

*EDITED due to change of dates Final poster reveal for The Nettle Man! *Premiering in London on May 29th at @arthousen8 and in Amsterdam early June at @supermercator – more information soon! To see other versions of the poster and watch the teaser trailer: @thenettlemanfilm

Some pictures from my films’ screenings throughout the year. Went from 0 in 2023 to 8 in 2024! Final video is my introduction speech at The Metamorphosis premiere in London. One of the most special days of the year for me. In 2025 I’ll be releasing another short film, ‘The Nettle Man’, and hopefully a larger project… I’m also starting a filmclub with friends in Amsterdam at @supermercator called Cinemercator! More info very soon.

A selection of stills from The Nettle Man shoot (23-25 of June) taken by @shredhapodkar Three intense shooting days that now seem like a dream. I’m extremely grateful for the hard work of those involved who truly gave it their all. I am beyond excited to finish this film and share it with you all. - Andreas van Riet, director As The Nettle Man goes into post-production, follow @thenettlemanfilm for updates on the film’s progress Cast: Jacob - Raphael Rees Henrietta - Roseanna Grace Anderson @roseannagraceanderson Soldier - Edmund Sage-Green @edsage Full on-set crew: Director - Andreas van Riet @vanrietandreas Producer - Max Burton @maxbfilm DOP - Amir Shabanov @action.amir 1st AD - Mohd Harithzaman @harithzaman Production Designer - Lizzy Lefebvre @lzylv_ Camera Operator - Aayush Jogi @aayush.jogi 1st AC - Zachary Oladimeji @zubbo.888 2nd AC - Charlie Langford @gary_the__shru_b Grip & DIT - Maxime Laurent @maxime.jlaurent Gaffer - Linus Kent @revviss Sound Mixer - Zacharie Sadock @zach_sadock Boom Operator - Duane Stewart @duane.stewartt Stills Photographer & Set Dresser - Shreyas Dhapodkar @shredhapodkar Script Supervisor - Nishi Jiani @_nishi.jiani_ “Making of” Camera Operator - Yasein El Saka @yaseinsaka MUA 1 - Nancy Honor Brown @nhb_makeup MUA 2 - Genesis N. Quinn @guroangelic Runner 1 - Divine-Favour Owoola @divinefavourrb Runner 2 - Aimee Page @aimslivia Runner 3 - Olivia Prendergast @thatwentsouthsofast

(spoiler warning) It’s been two weeks since “The Metamorphosis” released online, so I feel comfortable sharing some frame grabs from the film. I’m really thankful for the fantastic response the film has gotten. The film being an adaptation of a classic work made it reach a wider audience than my previous films. And I’m beyond glad to see it being widely accepted by fans of the novella. Something which made me nervous throughout the whole process. Everyone’s reading of a book will differ from others, but for my film to find those readers of Kafka who like myself disagree with the representation of him; his work; of “kafkaesque”, who disagree with the presentation of the “insect”, and for those readers to enjoy my – in many ways – very personal vision of this story is more than I could’ve hoped for. The film is still available on Vimeo and YouTube, and log-able/rateable on Letterboxd and IMDB.

The Metamorphosis’ London Premiere & after party on May 10 Thanks again to everyone who came! It was wonderful to share my film with you And thanks to @night.vid & @4nna_zef for killing it on the decks!! And @cruel1adevil for taking pictures <3 – a link to the photos is on my profile

The new poster for my latest short film “The Metamorphosis”. With a beautiful still life drawing @xcassieart created for the film. The Metamorphosis will be screening in London on May 10, 7:15 PM at @arthousen8 . Link to get tickets is in my bio!