Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

Experimental Short by Ronald V Bijleveld

Two machines running amok, the camera and a street paving machine.

Dutch comedian Yora Rienstra talks and sings about her life. After reaching the age of 37, Yora Rienstra starts doubting about her purpose. She decides to take a sabbatical to figure things out. Inspired by the book by the Dalai Lama that she got for her birthday, she sets herself the goal of doing things she fears.

A boxer is knocked-down and looks out for the count but ... .

Comedy & Concert presents Najib & Jandino Live at De Kuip on Saturday 1 July 2017. Two of the country's largest comedians perform in the most iconic stadium in the Netherlands.

The Turkish Boat is a film about two Turkish gay activists who live in Amsterdam and fight for recognition and acceptance in their community.

Eighty-year-old doctor Co regularly holds office hours in a walk-in facility for homeless and uninsured people. In addition, he cycles across Amsterdam, looking for people he can give medical help. He descends into a shadow world of vacant garages and squatted office blocks, like the Vluchtgarage. Here, at ungodly hours, he helps rejected asylum seekers who are stuck and cannot go to regular doctors. What drives this aged ‘street doctor’ to be up and about at night to help these people?

Three sisters grow up in a broken home. They are at each other’s mercy and survive as long as they are together. But is their loving connection strong enough to endure their gloomy surroundings?

A captivating story about the intriguing girl Zola (20) who encounters truck driver Diego (45) on a visit to the grave of her father. When she finds out Diego is an old friend of her father she decides to accompany him on his travels through Europe, hoping to get some answers from him about her father’s death. As they passionately start to fall in love with each other, Zola slowly gets to know Diego’s darker side. However, their heartfelt connection turns out to be inescapable and the truth about their pasts starts to unravel.

Television registration of the seventh solo program by the Dutch comedian Sara Kroos.

A film of non-Euclidean and symbolically authentic adventures

The Van Hoorne production of the Cinderella musical.

An animated film to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dutch Ballet Orchestra. Members of the Orchestra share their stories from the past years.

Dik Trom hears that Oude Kee no longer has any money to buy food. Dik and his friends decide to help her and collect money for a small organ with which she can earn a living. They also give her some money, but it is stolen by Oude Kee's cousin. Dik wouldn't be Dik if he didn't catch the rascal after many exciting chases.

Jordy is an eleven year old boy who's family has not been functioning after his homesick mother went back to her home-country Russia. Jordy devises a master plan to get her back. He builds a Russian house, a datcha, in the backyard of their house. He is convinced this will make his mother feel at home again. Eventually his mother doesn't come back, but Jordy's actions do get his family back on track.

Join Tut and his friends from the band: Trombone, Jasper Clown, bass, sax and trumpet in their magic and adventure tours by Songs City! This musical trip introduces children to the fun and funny characters and songs. Meet these colorful and musical series inspired by the famous nursery rhyme Wheels

HAEVN concert recorded in Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht (NL) in 2022 with string section, G-roots gospel choir and special guest néomí.

About the political controversy surrounding the Argentine World Cup football (1978).

When Daan visits his cousins again after a long time, they excitedly tell him about their day in the Efteling. But when they say they only went to Land van Laaf, Daan is overcome by a creeping sense that something isn’t right, as if his cousins are hiding something, or worse, as if they never truly left.

Filmmaker Art van 't Rood grapples with self esteem and confidence. He invites friends and family to find out how a feeling of self worth is created.

The documentary embarks on a fascinating journey of discovery through the Alblasserwaard, revealing the wild side of this classic and idyllic Dutch landscape as the seasons change, as well as the astonishing number of animal species that have benefited from the legacy of windmills.

Registration of the theatre show, hosted by Kirsten van Teijn. A celebration of queer culture. With the House of Bodega, the Space Choir, Thorn de Vries, Puma Hilton, Miss Cartier Roseè=Sheneè-Plastique, Angel Spiders, Thorn de Vries, Eve Fatale, Lorena Valenzuela, Fleur Pierets, Antartica, Foxy Roxy and Vincenzo Turiano.

Where Comes Mulan follows artist and filmmaker Tianyi Zheng as she returns to her ancestral village in Huangpi, Wuhan, where the legendary figure of Mulan is said to have originated. Beginning with intimate conversations with relatives and local residents, the film traces how Mulan has been remembered or forgotten in everyday life, only to collide with how local authorities have transformed her image into a powerful tourism brand. Through walks across tourist sites and abandoned ruins, Zheng questions the gap between lived memory and official narrative.

A look at the traditions of the oldest club in the Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam.

By accident, Ernst and Bobbie call the emergency helpline 0900-WATER and end up promising to help find clean drinking water in the African country of Nbuku...

After digging a tunnel on the beach two kids from different sides of the world meet each other. Together, they dig their way to the North Pole where they discover a magical way to go back home.

A turtle is the reason that Adam and Eve - already quite old - find a book in their paradise. By tearing the blank pages from the book, they unleash forces that they can initially play with, but which soon grow beyond their heads. The three-dimensional animated film starts as an innocent comedy, but when paradise is taken over in a spectacular way, it takes on an increasingly grim character.

Fragments from a stand-up comedy set by the Dutch comedian Nico van der Knaap, recorded live in Toomler in January 2008.

Registration of the theatre show by the Dutch comedian Jawad Es Soufi. Through his alter ego 'Sloegie' Jawad Es Soufi show how his upbringing, environment and education have played a major role in his life. How did these three factors make him the person he is today? The comedian experiences a hilarious yet special roller coaster in his high school years that has been decisive in his development.

April is an insecure girl who dreams of a rom-com life. When she bumps into Camden in her local queer bookshop, her dream becomes a reality. Or... does it really?

Four mothers explain how their sons ended up in trouble with the law because they fell in with the wrong crowd, experienced trauma or were intimidated by a gang. The offenses are minor, and their involvement was not always proven—sometimes they were only witnesses to a crime. But once Amsterdam’s Top400 crime prevention program has them in its sights, things just get worse for them.

The 22-year-old Freyja is confronted with the difficulties her depression brings when forming a connection with someone.

First live-dvd Published: 19 februari 2007

For most Dutch people, the COVID-19 lockdown proclaimed by PM Rutte is no picnic. However, for Hussein, who suffers from agoraphobia, a world opens up.

Lieven is confused: confused about his relationship and about his sexuality. After a fight with his girlfriend, he goes to his best friend Senne for support.

A feature length documentary exploring the role of artists in wilderness conservation

Short documentary on the anual cycling race in the Tour of Flanders in Belgian.

Documentary of a psychiatric hospital prison in the South-West of the Netherlands.

A visual journey through Michel Foucault's thinking and his ideas about the Panopticon as a power structure. With an eye on René Magritte.

Amsterdam 1975. Images of "Keizerrijk", a narrow passage [alley] in the center of the city, nearby the Bungehuis. (Wim Schlebaum)

A 7-minute portrait of natural born fashion and street photographer 'Jimmy on the Run'. Coming from rural China, he now roams the streets of Amsterdam always chasing the next best picture. This short film shows Jimmy's passion for the lens, his dynamic lifestyle and his struggle with family expectations.

A poetic portrait about how Petra , a 30 year old transgender who was forced to suppress her true self growing up, gives in to her subconsciousness and starts her transformation to the woman she is today.