PINPIN (2021)
Jaime Levinas is an Argentine-Dutch film director based in Rotterdam and New York. He studied film at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, Luca School of Arts in Brussels and Fundacion Universidad del Cine in Buenos Aires.
His films Midnight Coffee (2020) and PINPIN (2021) have been selected for numerous festivals, including IFFR, Clermont-Ferrand, BAFICI, and others. Currently, Jaime is developing his debut feature, Peperklips, with the support from the Dutch Film Fund.
films
Through personal narratives, Jaime’s work delves into identity, migration, and the complex relationship between physical and emotional spaces. His films explore themes of cultural intersection, belonging, and the surreal aspects of contemporary life highlighting how individuals navigate cultural landscapes.
Peperklips
Feature, Netherlands / Argentina, Narrative - In development
Produced by Room for Film
When a supposed vacation to Rotterdam turns into a permanent relocation, Argentinean pre-teen Jonathan finds himself stuck in a place he detests. Expected to assimilate in Dutch culture, he instead befriends his classmate Hasin, a Syrian refugee. Together they spend their days ditching school and finding ways to escape the rainy city.
PINPIN
27 min, USA / Argentina, Narrative
A young man has just arrived from Europe and spends his days with his sister in an apartment in the Once neighborhood. While he gets used to his new life, he secretly dreams of the possibility that the cashier at a Chinese supermarket has some kind of interest in him.
Midnight Coffee
12 min, USA, Narrative
On a late-night shift, a barista's burned coffee unleashes a strange force that traps everyone in a never-ending cycle of work.
On An Immortal Being (2022)
On An Immortal Being is a constellation of works that explores the narrative boundaries between architecture and film through the lens of a vampire tale. At the heart of the project is a short film created in collaboration with the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp en Kaan Architects for for the Minutes platform.
