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A surreal landscape with birds from The herons are back.

Film director
Visual artist & author

Amsterdam, NL

Lakaaysha

The herons are back 2021 ↗↓

Films

2020—2026 / 08

Documentary2026

Gen C

VPRO Dorst / SUB

A man sits in a barber chair beneath colourful wall art, in Gen C.

A woman in pink speaks from a chair, in Gen C.

A woman in a white T-shirt speaks in a café, in Gen C.

Hands hold a mirror reflecting a figure beside the water in 7+1.

A figure in a fur coat spreads their arms beside open water in 7+1.

Cinepoem2024

7+1

Wintertuin / InScience / Nieuwe Gronden

Vertical still from No love, no mountains.

Vertical detail still from No love, no mountains.

Experimental Film2022

No love, no mountains, living horizontally

Additional still from The herons are back.

Short Film2021

The herons are back

$Color-fractured protest typography from Human vs Human.$

Experimental Documentary2022

Human vs Human vs Human vs Human: and so on

Still from Reflections on Dutch Capitalism.

Essay Film2021

Reflections on Dutch Capitalism

Additional close-up frame from 1104 Breakfast Menu.

Short Film2020

1104 Breakfast Menu

2026 / In Development

Untitled Documentary

NPO-fonds · VPRO · Memphis Film & Television

Press & recognition

Queerantine — Wattys 2026 Wildcard shortlist Maak kennis met de zes SUB-makers SUB: zes jonge makers onderzoeken vertical, Gen Z en subculturen Broadcast Magazine coverage of SUB Cinepoems production page Nieuwe Gronden 2024 programme page Nederlands Poëziefilm Festival 2024 programmaboekje Fabrica Co-ecologies residency announcement Fabrica Blooming in Embers programme

Contact

Amsterdam, NL

lakaaysha@gmail.com

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