Documenting Selfie Intern #1

Documenting Selfie Intern #1 (2019) is a documentary film directed by Mees Joachim van Amesfoort.

A short documentary film made up of archival footage shot in 2003, which was reworked and edited in 2018-2019. The film shows a haphazardly shot, fragmented property viewing and inventarisation through the eyes of a child, featuring a voice over by that same child. Because of having unrestricted access to their family’s camcorder as a child, there were a few instances where the artist's child form had shot ‘full length’ documentary films - with this documentary short being one of those instances. Often these documentations were a call for seeking comfort in a new surrounding, stemming from a deep fear of being forgotten or unheard, and a playful way of documenting one’s thoughts and feelings. In many ways the artist, Mees Joachim, was the original vlogger, before the advent of Youtube.

Cast

Jojanneke van Amesfoort

Nakkeke

Fabiënne van Amesfoort-Salm

Mama

Dennis van Amesfoort

Papa

Mees Joachim van Amesfoort

Narrator