Imagine

About the production

Themes

Themes & topics

Historical background

Exhibitors around 2020 slotted Imagine into mixed bills where shorts, newsreels, and features shared the same program.

Why this film matters

Archivists revisit Imagine (2020) for performance styles and craft choices later mainstream releases refined.

Making of

Production details for Imagine are sparse in surviving records. Credit lists remain incomplete.

What critics said

Modern retrospectives screen Imagine to illustrate 2020 pacing and camera norms.

Did you know?

• Production country: Netherlands.
• Release year commonly listed as 2020.
• 2020 short by Lava Hijzelaar

Visual style

Photography follows the 2020s conventions for fantasy film staging.

Innovations

Surviving prints help researchers study editing and camera placement typical of the 2020s.

Music

As a sound production, music was supplied by the production team.

What audiences thought

Patrons who saw Imagine during initial runs judged it alongside other fantasy film releases of the day.

Film restoration

Preservation status varies; consult major film archives for surviving materials.

Where to watch

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7h2l61C1z0
• Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lava%20Hijzelaar%20-%20Imagine%20(2020).webm