Frans Hofmeester filmed his son every week of his life for nine years and then sped up the footage for a mesmerizing fast-forward journey through time. The filmmaker also created a similar video portrait of his daughter Lotte over the first twelve years of her life.

For more work by Frans Hofmeester, visit his Vimeo channel. 

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