Niet Lekker In Mijn Vel

In this short animation, we watch as insecure Kamilla does everything she can to be the most beautiful woman there is. But will she ever truly feel comfortable in her own skin?

The greatest crime a woman can commit is being ugly. Or so believes Kamilla, the protagonist of this graduation film, so fiercely that she'll do anything to become the most beautiful woman there is. Just when she thinks she's reached her goal, she spots a woman even more beautiful than herself. In this animation, Kamilla comes up with a gruesome solution to achieve ultimate beauty. But the harsh reality is that she's trapped in an endless cycle of dissatisfaction.

Source: NFF - https://www.filmfestival.nl/en/film/niet-lekker-in-mijn-vel

— short animation by Messa Mouha

The poster is for the Nederlands Film Festival 2026, featuring artwork with a dark background, a stylized tree, and a small silhouette of a giraffe. Text on the poster includes "niet Lekker in mijn veL," "Een Film van Messa Mouha," and "Muziek door Tiber Mercks." Logos of the European Union, ArtEZ University of the Arts, and others are displayed at the bottom.
Niet Lekker In Mijn Vel
Tibor Mercks
A digital illustration of a woman with blonde hair and a distressed expression, in a tiled room.
A person kneeling on the floor, holding their face in their hands, with blood and a woman's face in a puddle of blood on the floor next to them. There is also a bowl of intestines nearby.
A white dog with black markings sniffs a dirty trash can in a tiled room with bloodstains on the floor.
A person washing their hands in a bathroom. There is a hand soap dispenser and a small shelf with a black razor on it. The tiled walls are visible in the background.
Drawing of a woman looking in a mirror while applying makeup, with a partial view of a person's shoulder in the foreground.
A view through an eye's pupil showing a cartoonish illustration of a woman with headphones, surrounded by colors and shadows.

director Messa Mouha | producer Messa Mouha | animation Messa Mouha | sound design Messa Mouha

composer Tibor Mercks | mixing engineer Tibor Mercks

violin 1 Elisabeth Lindner, Paulina Parol, Jan Dubielak, Tamara Ohomush, Mihail Kimevski | violin 2 Eva-Maria Dumitru, Marta Jakubiec, Ivana Zdravkova, Tatjana Bogdanoska | viola Chiara Botturi, Ilinca-Aurora Goța, Dumitraș Dimitri | cello Denislav Karaatanassov, Eva Malinovska | double bass Ivona Davidovska | flute Katja Zupan, Eugénie Becot | oboe Alexandra Larisa Barbosa | clarinet Jessica Dalfovo, Tristan Carlson | bassoon Daniel Casares Varas, Irene García Alonso | trumpet Thomas Eskelsen, Luca Giuntini | horn Fedor Rogin, Martina Giagosti | percussion Riccardo Flavio Sarais | conductor Yiajie Ye | studio engineer Gabriel Suarez-Cejuela