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Stand Up

2026 / 100' Dir. Mari Sanders Sc. Mari Sanders Prod. The Film Kitchen

Stand Up

Mari Sanders

When Vera (23) ends up in a wheelchair after an accident she must reinvent her life. Will she embrace her limitations, or fight to appear as ‘normal’ as possible?

Vera (23) loses her autonomy after an accident and must reinvent her life in a wheelchair. After her recovery, she moves back in with her parents, where everybody coddles her, much to her exasperation. When she meets Xander (22), who has been in a wheelchair since birth, she begins to see things differently. They struggle at first to connect, but estranged from most of her friends from before the accident, Vera begins to feels at home with Xander. With his support, she gradually begins to embrace her new life.

Main Category: Feature Film
Expected Completion: spring/summer 2026
Original Film Title: Stand Up
English Film Title: Stand Up
Production Year: 2026
Running Time: 100
Original Language: Dutch
Colour / B&W: colour
Director: Mari Sanders
Debut Status: 1st Feature
Filmography Director: a.o. HANDICAPABLE (2025, TV series), THE WHEELCHAIR ROADMOVIE (2019, TV series), IT’S ABOUT TIME (2018, short), 80% DISABLED (2016, TV doc), GO DAAN GO! (2014, short) Festivals & Awards: a.o. Toronto IFF Kids, Cinekid, Honorable Mention Nueva Mirada FF, Honorable Mention Mumbai IFF, SYNC (2013, short) Festivals: a.o. Odense IFF, BCN Sports FF.
Screenwriter: Mari Sanders
Camera: SI Kroonenberg
Cast: Daan Buringa · Lucia Zemene · Tamar van den Dop
Main Production Company: The Film Kitchen
Main Production - Person(s): Ineke Kanters · Lisette Kelder
Main Production Company Phone: +31 6 5731 1016
Main Production Company E-mail: info@thefilmkitchen.nl
Main Production Company Website: www.thekitchen.nl
Co-production company: Neda Film