At The International Butler Academy, located in Simpelveld, southern Limburg, students from around the world and of all ages are taught the fine tricks of the butler’s trade.
Type: documentary series
Length: 100 minutes
Production company: Bind Film
Year: 2023, funded by the regulation ‘Realisatie – Lang (2022)’.
Shot in: Simpelveld
At The International Butler Academy, located in Simpelveld, southern Limburg, students from all over the world and of all ages are taught the intricacies of the butler’s trade in ten weeks. Who are these people who – in this highly individualized time – choose a profession in which the ultimate goal seems to be to be completely subservient and invisible? And what motivates them to do this?
Director: Marlies Smeenge
Producer: BIND
Writer: Marlies Smeenge
Cast: –
