a WORLD to SHAPE

a WORLD to SHAPE trailer (English), documentary about Dave Hakkens & Nienke Hoogvliet, 2022

Logline:
How do two of the new generation’s most passionate designers, Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave Hakkens (1988), use design to tackle the world’s biggest problems?

Synopsis:
Nienke Hoogvliet (1989) and Dave Hakkens (1988) represent a new generation of contemporary Dutch Designers. This generation is acutely aware that raw materials are depleting, energy is scarce, and globalisation is driving new forms of small-scale production. As makers, they don’t care about existing boundaries between art, design and science.

In a WORLD to SHAPE, director Ton van Zantvoort guides you through the respective ingenuity of Nienke and Dave. Though they think differently, they are set on improving the world in their own inimitable ways. Nienke’s mission is to make the world’s second most polluting industry – the clothing industry – more sustainable. She is currently working on sustainable applications of seaweed, such as using it to make paint.

Dave’s ambition is equally ambitious. His Kamp project attempts to establish a living and working community that uses a minimal carbon footprint. He is building this community in Portugal, where he has bought nine hectares of land. He has created a blueprint for a new society and made it open source so that anyone can adopt and improve it, and the system can be used worldwide.

Where many people might see problems, Nienke and Dave envisage solutions. But how realistic are their ambitions? To find out, we join Dave and Nienke on their audacious quests.

Director Ton van Zantvoort (1979)

Filmography (selection)
SHEEP HERO, 81 min, 2018
THE BENNO TAPES, 54 min, 2015
Kees en Mien, 30 min, 2011
a BLOOMING BUSINESS, 52 min, 2009
GRITO de PIEDRA, 55 min, 2006
other films: Past as future, 18 min, 2011; Lovely Planet, 8 min, 2009; Carrousel, 7 min, 2010; Another day in Bombay, 10 min, 2007; Isla Totora, 10 min, 2007; Pack, 5 min, 2005; Moja Mbegu, 5 min, 2004; Items, 25 min, 2003, Khamuvillage, 25 min, 2003

Biography

Ton van Zantvoort (Heesch, 1979) is an acclaimed director, cinematographer and editor, whose films have screened at numerous prestigious A- film festivals. His work has been broadcast all over the world and he has won a dozen awards for best director, best cinematographer and best editor. More information: tonvanzantvoort.nl

special thanks to DAVE HAKKENS & NIENKE HOOGVLIET

thanks to
Anne Boermans, Tim Jongerius, Dorien Derksen, Ilse Hordijk, Hannah Braeken, Mathilde Chazal, Cedic Alfonsi, Adriana Duarte Costa, Jannita van den Haak, Jan Tap, Annemieke Koster & Ackelien Hageman, Willemien Ippel, Pascale Gatzen, Manon Dijkhuizen, Filip Sjogren, Alicia Minnaard, Rita Moreno, iedereen van Project Kamp & Precious Plastic o.a. Jason Knight, Adrian Cora, Malte Laren, Frederik Schwarz / Freddi , Michael Maerts, Nicolas, Aram Voermans, Marcel Melchers, Etienne van Nuland, Antoon en Ardie van Zantvoort, Nadine Bemelmans, Stichting Movie Scenes

A production by Elbe Stevens Films in coproduction with AVROTROS. This film was supported by CoBO, Brabant C, Omroep Brabant and Pictoright Fonds.