Lacuna

International premiere: Cannes Film Festival 2025 / Immersive Competition

Sonja has no memory of the crucial moment in her early childhood that saved her life: the separation from her parents in 1943. The discovery of three silver napkin rings that once belonged to her parents triggers the directors to begin prompting her about the past.

In the emotional journey that follows, the audience accompanies Sonja through skewed memories, elusive images and re-imaginations towards one moment of loss and grief during the Second World War.

A true story that leads you from Paramaribo to Amsterdam and into a psychiatric facility called Het Apeldoornsche Bosch. Combining conversations with Sonja, mesmerizing 3D modelling, animation and personal footage, Lacuna explores who we are in relation to who we were. All while finding truth in imagination, beauty in the unknown and an act of unconditional love.

A VR DOCUMENTARY BY Maartje Wegdam & Nienke Huitenga Broeren | The Netherlands, 2025, 34’ | Production: Podium Biarritz | Coproduction: Copper Views Film Productions & Studio Biarritz | VR device: Oculus Quest 3 + PC