Tessa Kortmulder

When her boyfriend Mattias goes through a difficult grieving process, Maya sees their close bond slowly change shape.

Number 4 (self-portrait with Mattias) is an intimate short film about the close bond between Maya (23) and Mattias (26), which slowly changes shape after Mattias suddenly loses his mother. While Mattias becomes increasingly entangled in his grieving process, Maya slowly realizes that his loss also means the loss of their familiar relationship.