08/28/2026
As enCore 2026 draws to an end, we’re spotlighting one final can’t-miss film! 🎥
“The Gift” from director Mikki Sindhunata is a slow, sensorial exploration of isolation, vulnerability, and the complicated human need for connection.
Alesya (34) lives alone in a remote house and has made a ritual of spending her birthday in complete solitude. But this year, the day takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious box appears at her doorstep.
Inside is something she cannot explain: a living, sentient hybrid being. Suspicious at first, Alesya allows it to stay. What begins as an uneasy coexistence slowly develops into an intimate and ambiguous relationship, blurring the boundaries between human and object, closeness and control.
As the being settles into her space, it begins to disrupt the routines that have long protected Alesya from the outside world. In its quiet presence, emotions she has carefully kept at a distance begin to surface.
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CREDITS 🙌🏻
Mikki Sindhunata - Director, Writer and Producer
Guido FG Jeurissen - Producer
Alesya Dobysh - Key Cast “Alesya”
Simon Bus - Key Cast “The Gift”
Myrthe Mosterman - Cinematographer
Mojan Alaiyeh - Music composer
Bertus Pelser - Sound Designer
Iris Schutgevaar - Production Designer
Qianwei Tong - Colorist
Erik de Wildt - Gaffer
Ting Fung Cheung - Production Sound
Fien Lute - Styling
Faïsa Sontodimedjo - Hair & Make-up
