Documentary

Documentary

2025

Expeditie IJs

A quiet portrait of ambition on ice.

The story

A quiet portrait of a young speed skater carrying the expectation of a nation. Filmed across a single winter between training halls, home and the ice.

The work

We followed Jordan for four months, capturing the small hours before races and the long silences after them. The result is an intimate documentary about ambition without spectacle — filmed handheld, cut long, scored with restraint.

Director
Sanne de Vries
DoP
Milan Peters
Edit
Iris Bakker
Sound
Ruben de Groot
Colour
Ludwig Grade
Format
24 min documentary
Shot on
ARRI Alexa Mini LF
Locations
Heerenveen · Salt Lake City
Duration
4 months
“We didn't want a highlight reel. We wanted the room before the race.”

— Sanne de Vries, Director

Skater lacing boots in empty locker room
Stadium floodlights against dusk sky
Warm interior detail