THE WORLD IS MY IDEA

PLAYGROUNDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026

NL | live action

Synopsis:

Rocco, a high-strung shift leader at a restaurant, faces an existential crisis when her demonic double shows up and orders a spicy Chinese dish. As the night unfolds, she is forced to confront kitchen chaos, her inner darkness and her mom.

CREDITS

Director – Alexander Wolfgang Smadja
Producer – Fabio Ufheil

The film The World is My Idea will be featured in the Student Film Competition. The selection highlights amazing student films created by artists enrolled at Dutch universities, and, in the same time, works that challenge and innovate in terms of audio-visual storytelling.