The Gleam
Release Date
Fall 2026
Starring
Jonas Smulders
Frieda Barnhard
Kendrick Etmon
Simone Giel
Tenzing Woing
and Gene Bervoets
Logline
After seeing something impossible above a lake, Momo’s need to be believed slowly pulls him away from reality.
Running Time
30 min
Description
Videos
Credits 1
Written, directed and edited by
Véras Fawaz
Produced by
Willem Beelaerts van Blokland
Starring:
Jonas Smulders
Frieda Barnhard
Kendrick Etmon
Simone Giel
Tenzing Woing
And Gene Bervoets
Supporting cast
Hidde Draaisma
Michael Draper
Koray Comert
First assistant director
Joris Koster
Script consultant
Koray Comert
Production manager
Lin Deckers
Production assistants
Mariska Beneken
Luka van Dijk
Levi Muller
Iris Ramackers
Lena Verhoeff
Location manager
Pieter van Rutten
Set manager
Bart Kamsma
Catering
Guido Gijsbers
Director of photography
Sam Vis
Camera assistants
Lars Inhulsen
Tim Broers
Key grip
Wesley Westerhuis
Gaffers
Koen van Bergen
Michiel Kingma
Best boys
Stijn Ooms
Irwan van Wingerden
Lighting technicians
Roan Groothuis
Maurits Hamel
Juliette Gruter
Melissa Halmingh
Production designer
Sophie Draper
Set dressers
Zuma Pleijzier
Louana Tummers
Assistant set dresser
Caro Bisscheroux
Props master
Veerle Duvalois
Special effects
Daniel Dekker
Paintings by
Sebastian Haquin
Costume designer
Leila El Aloui
Hair and make-up artist
Minx IJzer
Original score by
Koen van de Wardt
Sound design and re-recording mix
David Coehorst and Andrés Aracena
Additional sound effects editor and re-recording mix
Camiel Muiser
Cinema mix facility
Posta Vermaas
Colorist
Wietse van Bezooijen
Visual effects artist
Sem Leuven
Title and poster design
Véras Fawaz
Special thanks
Mark Zandvoort, picture vehicle
Arnoud Muller, holiday home Aerdenhout
Terhills, Maasmechelen, Big Lake
Supported by
Nederlands Filmfonds
Stichting Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
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