Narrative - Showreel
Hugo Keijzer's debut feature, The Occupant, premiered at SXSW London. This survival sci-fi thriller stars Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels, Resident Evil), Rob Delaney (Deadpool, Catastrophe), Vanessa Ifediora (Belfast), and Stuart Graham (Hunger). Shot entirely on location in the remote Caucasus mountains of Georgia and in Northern Ireland. The film builds on Hugo’s earlier work in short-form narrative, including Prosopagnosia (2013), Denham Psycho (2014), Éclair (2016), and The Occupant: Prologue (2019) marking his transition into ambitious, high-concept feature filmmaking.
★★★★
"...The Occupant is a deeply affecting film of grief and acceptance wrapped in a delicious blanket of survival thrills..."
★★★★
"...Keijzer has created an effective exploration of grief that’s fronted by an extraordinary BalinskA..."