Anaïs López

Netherlands

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Born in 1981, Anaïs López is a professional photographer who puts storytelling at the center of her work. Her multimedia projects focus on our interaction with the urban world and our interpersonal relations, granting her international recognition. Her previous creation The Migrant was notably awarded the Zilveren Camera prize. Public displays of López’s work have been organised at the Galerie Agnès B (France), the Netherlands Photo Museum and at the Lianzhou Foto Festival (China).

Filmography (1) +

🎨 Feature films (1)

2025 – Bloedband (Blood Ties) Role : Director
Synopsis : Anaïs López searches for her grandmother who is said, according to the familial ledgend, to have fled her life in the Netherlands for her nazi lover in Brazil and whose only trace is a faceless photo. Photos, viewed both as archives and memories, are like a red string tangling as it unravels.

Synopsis : Anaïs López searches for her grandmother who is said, according to the familial ledgend, to have fled her life in the Netherlands for her nazi lover in Brazil and whose only trace is a faceless photo. Photos, viewed both as archives and memories, are like a red string tangling as it unravels.

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« This search for my grandmother touches upon a lot of common themes like the destructive force of family secrets and the far reaching consequences that certain life choices can have, in the post-World War II era. But there are also some very recent themes that come to light, including the ethical consequences of modern technologies like DNA research in relation to the right to privacy. How far should we go in our search for the truth? »
Anaïs López.