Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

Called by a mystic dream, Derya finds herself among souls steeped in the Islamic Sufi tradition. They join in hypnotic movements and stirring rhythms, dissolving into an ocean of silence.

For Felix, who has autism, hosting his own radio show is a way to try and better understand the world around him.

The documentary offers a unique insight into the collaborative process between the composer and the musicians, filmed from the personal perspective of someone who stands outside of contemporary music practice, but has a great fascination for this world, and in particular how his friend relates to it.

A Short documentary inpired by the life and work of Marc Didden.

Feature film based on a scenario and directed by Kees Stip about the raising of the flag on 4 May at around eight o'clock in the evening in connection with commemoration of the dead. Flashbacks of the narrator, who, hiding at that address, in September 1944 - Mad Tuesday - also raised the flag with the residents, as a result of which he and the residents were arrested. Only he survived the war by jumping out of the train during the transport to Germany.

Deserted Streets of Amsterdam

In a post-apocalyptic collage of existing and staged images, the futuristic and audiovisually immersive 'Retreat' conjures up a violent world of rising temperatures and social unrest. A world shrouded in smog and tear gas, where a black-clad underground army suppress their rebellion through a dance performance, which takes place both above and below the ground that they have gathered to defend.

In sequence, we see an acrobat, a nurse, a German officer, and a majorette. They are alone in their own white room, and are wearing lots of makeup: black around their eyes and mouths, almost like a skull. They move tensely, and radiate a sense of desperation and fear, with many soundless screams. They are in a psychiatric hospital. The final shot consists of a pan along an empty, sterile corridor with empty white rooms, from which frightening sounds emanate.

Two sisters get locked up in a swimming pool, soon to discover they are being haunted by a monstrous creature that can only be seen under water.

Orphan Danny is in hospital. He is given a very special present by Professor Vriendelijk: a homemade robot with very special powers...

Dik Trom and his friends are on vacation and having a great time. They come up with all sorts of things to do to pass the time. They go fishing, make wooden carts, shoot bows and arrows, and get up to all sorts of mischief. Even Constable Flipse is not safe from their pranks. They are having so much fun that no one, not even a bully, can spoil it. They hope that they will experience something exciting during this vacation. Suddenly, they find a haunted house. Will that be scary enough?

Scott is an emotionally damaged eighteen year old boy. After his mother dies, he starts to care for his abusive, alcoholic father. Spurred on by his girlfriend, Scott confronts him in an attempt to break the negative cycle of his roots.

The importance of the Atelier as a meeting and working-place for independent or beginning filmmakers is highlighted in Last days of Studio Frans van de Staak a necrology of his films by Kees Hin (2002), which focuses mainly on Van de Staak's non-naturalistic style of directing actors.

A documentary in which the filmmakers search for forgotten moments. Moments in which we come to a halt in the hectic of everyday life and in which we have to surrender ourselves to time.

A "revolutionary theater" troupe from North Vietnam performs in Amsterdam.

A poetic psychodrama about vr combining live action and animation. The film is a sequel to Metahaven’s film project “The Sprawl (Propaganda About Propaganda).” Released online at informationskies.com, it's overlaid with subtitles in different languages, and with interfacial ruins that are distinct for the online environment.

An environmental inspector gets stranded in a forgotten town dominated by monstrous cars. His short stay in a motel doesn't give him a moment's rest. He discovers that cars evolve into parasitic life forms, entrancing mankind and extracting vital juices from the earth.

In 2002, Elena Lindemans's mother Willemien took her own life by jumping off an apartment building. She had asked for euthanasia as a way out of her unbearable mental suffering. As a mental health patient, her request was rejected on principle, leaving suicide her only way out. Elena and her family knew what Willemien was planning to do, but they didn't stop her. They decided to let her go. In the documentary Mothers don't jump off buildings, director Elena Lindemans goes looking for the residents of the apartment building who witnessed her mother's jump, and the doctors who dealt with her request for assisted suicide. She also talks to her own family for the first time about what happened on that Monday afternoon.

A boy tries invain to get aboard a fishing boat. Gazing over the water he imagines a life aboard.

In this personal film, director Marijn Frank tries to find out who her dying father is through conversations with his loved ones. From these confrontational meetings, a painful picture emerges of a family burdened by the war and a history that keeps repeating itself.

Rare fictional short, written by Remco Campert, in the veins of existentialism. About a young man who is in love with the girlfriend of his best pal.

Youp recently found his fifty year old wigwam, which made him - when he was little - delighted.

With great pace, jokes and a good dose of self-mockery, the Moroccan comedian tells poignant stories taken from real life.

The concert the Dutch group Blof gave in 2002 together with the Metropole Orkest. Tracklist: 1. Ouverture 2. Niets Dan Dit 3. Blauwe Ruis 4. Dansen Aan Zee 5. Ze Is Er Niet 6. Halverwege 7. Streep Mijn Naam Maar Weg 8. Aan De Kust 9. Mooie Dag 10. Harder Dan Ik Hebben Kan 11. Meer Van Jou 12. Liefs Uit Londen 13. Dichterbij Dan Ooit 14. Reprise: Meer Van Jou

A queer comedy horror about accidental death, interfering ghost hunters and how joy can be found despite the hand the (after)life might deal you.

a 20 minute video by: Hassan Choubassi. Editing: Vartan Avakian. Supervisors: Chris Keulemans, Jan Van Den Berg, Harco Haagsma. Thanks to: Kristina Andersen, Moniek Toebosch, Peter Van Hoof, Christine Tohme, Ghassan Salhab, Rima Kadissi, Leyla Makdissi, Tamara Samerai, "de Prague" pub, "Layla" pub and DasArts staff.

Interview with Eegje Schoo, a collector of contemporary Indian art

A protest film against all the nuclear weapons in the world, with texts by Sonja van der Gaast set to music from Boudewijn de Groot’s well-known protest song 'Welterusten, meneer de president' (‘Sleep Well, Mister President’).

In the super8 film Watercamera a mirror reflex camera floats on the surface of the Cheongyecheon stream in Seoul and is closely followed by the filmmaker. The water is murky but rocks can be seen passing by on the bottom. Here and there fragments of trees and buildings reflect in the water, hinting towards the surrounding urban environment.

Leo is an introverted boy who is ready for some more adventure in his life. Isaac is nothing but trouble. After an unexpected meeting Leo can't stop thinking about him. How far is Leo willing to go for Isaac?

Reportage about the first flight to the Dutch Indies. Shots of the departure of the Fokker VII H-NACC in the Netherlands in the presence of KLM-director Plesman and of the arrival in the Dutch Indies. We also see the trial flight above Rotterdam.

Short documentary about the construction of tramlines in the centre of Amsterdam

Feest met Bassie & Adriaan is a movie in the series Bassie en Adriaan from 1992. A reissue appeared in 1995. On April 14, 2017, the film was posted on the duo's YouTube channel.[1]. The film consists of a compilation of various films and songs. Special announcements and announcements have been included in the caravan decor for the film, just like 10 years of Bassie & Adriaan (1987) and The nicest songs of Bassie & Adriaan (1993).

Having dutifully served their lord for decades, two nuns find out that ecstasy does not only come from above.

“The Principal Wife” is an impressive and moving demonstration of how to trace one's family history even if no one is willing to talk about it. At its centre is the 38-year-old painter Marijke van der Meulen, whose mother Aagje left her and the family to join a Christian sect when her daughter was eight.

Debuting Iraq-born, Netherlands-based writer/director Ibrahim Selman starts out on docu ground, with a voiceover explaining his objectives and the film’s stand-in location, and recalling Kurdistan before the advent of war. He then shifts into narrative mode, with glimpses of life in a mountain village caught in the conflict between Iraqi military authorities and peshmergas (guerrilla freedom fighters).