West - Directed by Thomas Bos
- Tokyo Cine Mag
- Nov 30, 2025
- 1 min read
Project type: Short film
Project title: West
Brief synopsis: ‘The past is just us in funny clothes’ Mike Tyson said once. He’s right. If you already know that during the making of a film, whilst on a motorcycle trip from the Netherlands to Ghana, you will never be able to capture and transfuse all the new impressions you encounter. What do you do? You dance. Over there. And you film the dancing. Lo and behold: the new dancefilm by breakdance collective 155 (onefivefive): ‘WEST’. A short dancefilm about the observations of a group bikerfriends.
Runtime: 11:40 minutes
Completion date:
Country of origin: The Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Credits:
Director, editor, camera work: Thomas Bos
Producer: Vivianne Werkhoven
Company: Stichting 155
Sound design: zondergeluid
Colour grading: Milton Broen
Titles and VFX: Rein Luuring
Choreographer: Erik Bos
Cast: Thomas Bos, Erik Bos, Rein Luuring, Simme Bruinsma, Ewout Wisselink, Wouter
Vrijlandt, Arjan Qhutbullha, Sam van Eenbergen
Voice-over: Joost Prinsen
I love how this short film “West” captures movement, culture, and creativity in such a unique way it really makes me curious to see it! Even though I’m not at the festival, this post reminds me how meaningful storytelling can be, whether through dance on film or something fun like watching people style a Marty Supreme Jacket. Thanks for sharing!