Amsterdam-based writer and director. Genre films about connection and transformation

currently developing my first feature, Black Egg.

RECENT WORK

BLACK EGG

Writer Director: Tom Gera
Type: Feature Film
Status: In development
Genre: Psychological Horror

Torino NEXT 2026, Brussels CoProMarket 2026

Feature film, in development with producer Hannah Padding (Bandit Amsterdam). Selected for TorinoFilmLab NEXT 2026 and the Brussels CoProMarket 2026 (UP: Up-and-Coming Producers). Supported by the Limburg Film Fund.

Text saying 'take limburg' in white on a black background.
Logo for the Imagination Film Festival with the text 'IMAGINE' in large bold letters and 'FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL' in smaller text beside it.

JUNO & SENSEI

SCOPE: Personal project
ROLE: Writer/Director

When an aging dancer's mentorship turns to jealousy, his young protégé's talent for mirroring ignites a dazzling duel of reality-bending choreography, blurring the line between creation and destruction.

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Person wearing an orange jacket and white knit sweater indoors, with wine bottles on a shelf in the background.
Two people in an industrial-style room with large windows and abstract sculptures, one in a white shirt and black pants, the other in a sleeveless top and brown pants, appearing to dance or engage in a dramatic performance.
Two people appear to be defying gravity while climbing a spiral staircase with mirrored railings, creating an optical illusion.
Two people embrace inside a large, open structure with a curved glass window. One person is dressed in a sleeveless knit top and trousers, while the other wears a white shirt. Blurred objects or artworks float around them.
Two men interacting with a flexible tube in an industrial space with abstract black sculptures.
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ZWART

Type: Short Film
Length: 7:20 minutes
Year of release: 2020
Genre: Grounded sci-fi

Directed by: Tom Gera
Cinematography: Maxime Desmet
Actors: Rienus Krul, Julia van de Graaff, Belle Venema
Festival Selections: 34 worldwide
Awards: 7

Logline: When a slightly naive Manga fan gives up a tad too much personal information during verification questions, he receives a fully customized invitation from his OS in return.

Black and white logo for the Blackbird Film Festival, official selection, with stylized feathers and swirling design.
Logo for the Rhode Island International Film Festival with the festival name and decorative laurel branches.
Official selection logo for Tally Shorts Film Festival with bold text and circular design elements.
Official selection logo for the deadCenter Film Festival 2020, featuring a laurel wreath and text on a black background.
WATCH
Official selection badge for Imagine Film Festival 2020 with laurel wreath design.
Poster for Screambest Horror Film Festival 2020 featuring laurel branches, the festival name, and a skull icon.
Logo for Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market featuring a film reel design.
Animated logo for Skepto with blue and gray 3D text.
Logo for Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival with black background and white text.
Black background with white text and laurel wreaths, indicating official selection at the 36th Berlin International Short Film Festival in 2020, sponsored by Interfilm.

COMMISSIONED

BEYONCé / Cowboy Carter world TOUR

SCOPE: Concert VISUALS FOR WORLD TOUR
Role: VFX Artist, Team lead

Client
Parkwood Touring

Project
I'm thrilled to once again join Beyoncé for the magnificint Cowboy Carter tour! Together with my team we've created visual assets that bring a textured, vintage feel to modern animation. The work adds depth to the tour's innovative vibe, celebrating Western Cowboy aesthetics while pushing creative boundaries through contemporary execution.

Night scene of a neon-lit casino or entertainment venue with a group of performers on stage, including a woman in denim shorts holding a microphone. Bright neon signs and a cowboy hat graphic are visible, creating a lively, Western-themed atmosphere.
A woman in a colorful dress is surrounded by a large, intricate stained glass installation with vibrant patterns and lights.
A live stage performance featuring a female singer in a superhero costume with a backdrop of a red house. Dancers surround her in matching patterned outfits. The scene is lit with red lighting and stage lights.
A performer sitting on a large red sofa being carried by six men in denim outfits and cowboy hats on a stage with a large audience in the background.
A woman wearing a newspaper print outfit and a newspaper hat speaks at a podium with multiple microphones, surrounded by backup dancers also in newspaper print outfits, on a brightly lit stage with a large screen and red lighting effects.
A large red screen displaying the text 'SPEECH TO WESTERN' with a black triangular shape in the center, indoors with silhouettes of stage equipment and some people in the foreground.

Clients

Music
Parkwood Entertainment
88Rising
Max Cooper
IIIMAGINE

Advertising
DEPT Agency
Studio FIK
Booking.com

Creative Studios
Mayda
UNI_VERSE
Ambassadors

Culture
Van Gogh Museum
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam