The Leader Will Come
Synopsis
On a winter's evening, the inhabitants of the Flemish town of Broekem gather in the local parish hall to celebrate an important event: thanks to the help of local politician Tibo Deleyder they have succeeded in preventing a refugee centre from being built in their village. On this festive evening, Monique, the caretaker of the parish hall, will be serving them the classic carbonnade à la flamande. It promises to be an evening to remember...
The Leader Will Come (2024) is a 00:17:25 dark comedy short film by Michiel Geluykens, Manuel Janssens. On a winter's evening, the inhabitants of the Flemish town of Broekem gather in the local parish hall to celebrate an... Selected for Buried Alive Film Festival (2025).
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Festival History
- Der phantastische internationale Trashfilm 2026 generic - Creepy Thursday ★ Audience Award, 1st place
- HARD:LINE International Film Festival 2026
- Madeira Fantastic FilmFest 2026 generic - Official Selection ★ Best international short film
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2025 - Short
- Buried Alive Film Festival 2025
- BUT Film Festival 2025 - Horror
- FilmQuest 2025 generic
- KORK International Horror Film Festival 2025 - Short Films
- Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2025 - Official Selection
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2025 generic - Short ★ Audience Award
Full credits
| Director | Manuel Janssens, Michiel Geluykens |
| Cast | Lucas Van den Eynde (Dirk), Jos Verbist (Hugo), Marieke Dilles (Bieke), Els Deceukelier (Monique), Fabrice Boutique (Selim), Vincent Van Sande (Tibo Deleyder), Tom Audenaert (Marcel), Nathalie Goossens (Tanja), Oona Van Harneveldt (Lente) |
| Screenplay | Michiel Geluykens, Manuel Janssens |
| Producer | Steven Dhoedt |
| Cinematography | Xavier Van D’Huynslager |
| Editing | Gert Van Berckelaer |
| Music | Sven Faulconer |
| Sound | Raf Enckels, Wolf Doyen |
| Costumes | Gudrun Wylleman |
Technical
| Runtime | 18 min |
| Aspect ratio | 2.39:1 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | Digital 2K |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt34900759 |
| TMDB | 1393729 |
| FILMFREEWAY | TheLeaderIsComing |
Additional data: TMDB.
