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The Burden
Nico van den Brink/0:16:49/Netherlands/Horror/2019
THE BURDEN (2019) is a horror short about a young woman visiting her boyfriend’s family home and learning about a sinister history with his creepy neighbor.
Fantasia Festival 2019 (Canada) Best Director,
HARD:LINE Film Festival 2019 (Germany) Silver Razor Blade Audience Award
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (France) Audience Award
San Sebastian Horror Film Festival 2019 (Spain) Best Short Film
Imagine Filmfestival 2019 (The Netherlands)
SPASM short film festival 2019 (Canada)
Telluride Horror Show 2019 (USA)
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 (USA)
Monsterfest 2019 (Australia)
Maniatic International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
TerrorMolins Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2019 (Italy)
HARD:LINE Film Festival 2019 (Germany) Silver Razor Blade Audience Award
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (France) Audience Award
San Sebastian Horror Film Festival 2019 (Spain) Best Short Film
Imagine Filmfestival 2019 (The Netherlands)
SPASM short film festival 2019 (Canada)
Telluride Horror Show 2019 (USA)
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 (USA)
Monsterfest 2019 (Australia)
Maniatic International Fantastic Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
TerrorMolins Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2019 (Italy)
Director : Nico van den Brink
Nico van den Brink is an Amsterdam based filmmaker. He graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2014. His horror short SWEET TOOTH was screened at Fantasia in 2017 and subsequently picked up by New Line Cinema. His newest short film The Burden also premiered at Fantasia.