Sprouts Film Festival and Asian Movie Night collaborate to present a new film by Nicolas Graux & Trương Minh Quý, Hair, Paper, Water... in the Netherlands.
At both screenings, the directors Nicolas Graux and Trương Minh Quý will be present for a Q&A.
PROGRAM of de Uitkijk Amsterdam
Thursday 04.06.2026
21:00- 21:05
Introduction
21:05 - 22:25
Film screening
22:25 -
22:50
TICKETS
€13.00
Cineville card free
de Uitkijk
PROGRAM of
KINO, Rotterdam
Friday 05.06.2026
19:00- 19:05
Introduction
19:05 - 20:25
Film screening
20:25 -20:50
TICKETS
€5.00
Cineville card free
KINO
ABOUT
About Sprouts Film Festival
For five editions now, the team behind Sprouts has developed a recurring platform for fictional ecocinema and socially critical debut films. We have steadily grown into an
interdisciplinary film festival, now present across six venues in three of Amsterdam’s city districts: Studio/K, Kriterion, De Uitkijk, Droog, MidWest, and QRU.
While a five-year anniversary calls for celebration, each day we are reminded of why we felt the need for a festival like Sprouts in the first place. Autocrats, tech bros, and far-right factions continue to wreak havoc on our planet, disrupting ecosystems and underminin international law and human dignity. This is why we cherish the brave filmmakers of our 2026 edition so deeply: they defy systems to share bold, uncompromising visions. We also support the shaping of a new generation of green storytellers by hosting our very first Sprouts
Eco Shorts Pitch and Industry Day.
From 1 - 7 June, let us focus on bringing people together and inspiring one another to resist. Whether by visiting our free Eco Expo, joining our community dinners, attending outdoor screenings, supporting our fundraiser for Sudan, or simply watching a film together. For more information on the festival and our full programme, visit
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Hair, Paper, Water…
Nicolas Graux & Trương Minh Quý | 2025 | 71’ | Belgium/France/Vietnam | w/ English subtitles
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Amid the pressures of globalisation, nature and minority languages are in steep decline. In rural Vietnam, an elderly woman from the Rục community teaches her great-grandson to value both. Directors Graux and Trương capture this exchange in a tactile, deeply immersive style, evoking a vivid sense of place and a world already slipping from view. A meditative 16mm gem, recalling Samsara (2023).
