Forget All You Know (about aliens)

The 12-year-old black girl Ella is deprived of safety, opportunities, and freedom. Ella discovers that she has lived multiple lives in Ghana, Curaçao and Surinam as the immortal, extraterrestrial Xoxo. In this magical realistic feature with elements of science fiction, a paralleled world is created from where the aliens observe human thoughts and feelings.

script & director Mirella Muroni | script coach Jenny Mijnhijmer | director’s coach Nanouk Leopold | line producer Edgar F. Kapp | production manager Vivianne Jorritsma | director of photography Esther Kool | set sound Henk-Jelle de Groot | supported by the Netherlands Film Fund & Amsterdam Fund for the Arts

with (amongst others): Chloé Bouterse | Julia van de Graaff | Yannick Jozefzoon | Jennifer Muntslag | Layla Oren | Ragnhild Rikkelman | Jonas Smulders | Christine van Stralen | Adanna Unigwe | Hanna van Vliet

selected for Netherlands Film Festival 2025 (in competition)