Discoveries from Netherlands World Cinema

The doorbell rings, but Erik doesn't feel like answering. He hides in a closet, after someone else lets in the visitor. Dutch short film based on a story by Remco Campert.

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

Documentary exploring the responses of Dutch white people to the issues of racism and white privilege in the Netherlands.

This film is well made and has educational value at the same time. It gives a reality check to the problem, and a validation to the Cystic Fibrosis sufferers. The number of positive reactions to the film from those afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis , attests to the emotional value as such. The humor used to substantiate the suffering of the patients gives such a film a great human touch. Hail to the producers, and especially a true memorial for one of them, Robert Schmidt, who so tragically passed away last year after filming was finished. I certainly hope that any income from this film will be donated to research for Cystic Fibrosis, and the film itself could be used to further promote outreach for this purpose.

Landscapes, cities and people pass by in a small pile of postcards.

A surreal encounter at Père Lachaise cemetery between brightly coloured jelly pudding and Mickey Mouse.

Fake documentary, inspired by Igor Stravinsky's text “Noise pollution not only transforms nature, but also its ruler, Man”. The director and scriptwriter wonder to what extent man is capable of adapting to the abundant noise he is exposed to. At the centre of the film is the Schokker family. When their son Rudy cries, he produces the sound of a fighter jet.

Film essay about the slums of 1960's Amsterdam.

Because of her incestuous past Charley (Marie Kooiman) refuses to talk. Together with her friend she invites men to her house, seduces and poisons them and removes their male parts. Then it is revealed that she can talk after all.

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

From Sunday evening, October 16, 1988, through Sunday evening, April 11, 1993, VPRO TV presented a live broadcast of Keek op de Week immediately following the 8 o'clock news. This DVD contains a more than 4-hour anthology from the 112 episodes of this legendary program. You will meet Dirk the vagrant, Prof. Dr. Ir. Akkermans, the Veenendaal sisters, Berendien uut Wisp, Dr. Clavan, Dutch language expert Dr. Kipping, quiz show contestant Lex, the German teacher, Ed van Thijn, Louc Hobbema, Mehmet Pamuk, Memien Holboog, mother and son Van Putten, the Lonely Vandal, Robbie Kerkhof, and 65 other unforgettable creations of Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie. Three complete episodes ('Hele Keken') and 59 'loose slices of Keek' show you how little has changed in the Netherlands: Keek op de Week was so satirical, hilarious, and prophetic!

Registration of the theatre program by the Dutch comedian Youp van 't Hek.

Registration of the theatre program by the Dutch comedian Youp van 't Hek.

The first theatre program from 1987 by the Dutch cabaretier Harrie Jekkers. Accompanied by two musicians he sings songs and tells stories. In 1990 a registration was broadcasted on television.

The Red Stuff: The True Story of the Russian Race for Space is a film about the first heroes of the cosmos from those early years of Russian space travel. Who were the people behind these first successes? Unique archival material reveals the bravery and the unsurpassed stamina of the cosmonauts. What is true and what is false in our view of Russian space exploration? How do those involved look back on their work and their enforced role in the Soviet political machine? Now that the military secrecy and national propaganda of the Soviet Union has crumbled, see the real story of the other side of the space race.

Paradise Girls is about three young women, Miki, Pei Pei and Shirley, who are going through an emotional phase in their lives in different places in the world. Their initially carefree lives have each been disrupted by men: a boyfriend, a father and a young son. Each girl's individual reaction on these recent misfortunes illustrates a determination as well as a subconscious love of life that is so characteristic to their age. Written by Motel Films

After being chased from her uncle's home by her scolding aunt, the young Mariken wanders outside of town and encounters Moenen, the devil disguised as a one-eyed, itinerant scholar, who offers to teach her magic and the seven liberal arts in return for her submission.

What is it like to be gay at an (orthodox) religious school? Who are the young people for whom the situation sometimes feels so hopeless that depression and suicide are more common than for other young people? Armed with an open mind, empathy, self-mockery, and curiosity, Yora Rienstra enters into a conversation with these young people, their parents, the schools, and various institutions that work with LGBTQIA+ people. What is everyone's struggle with this theme? What information is given and where is there still work to be done? An honest look into the world of education shows that there is also movement within the (orthodox) religious schools

Nancy has to protect her younger sister when the game Hangman takes a deadly turn.

NSB film about the Jeugdstorm, who hold a parade in Alkmaar, during which flags are hoisted and several songs are sung.

'Mirage' is an interactive Virtual Reality experience of a young girl who is battling depression and anxiety. Set in a desert landscape, it is a metaphorical and stylized adaptation with visuals created by the artist Naima Karim and her lived experience with her daughter’s depression and anxiety.

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.

Six intertwined stories delve into social and political dilemmas in Dutch society surrounding a cluster of millennials.

An animated choreography of clouds on contemporary classical music

Silent film Portrait of a small lake near my hometown. Shot on single8, hand processed.

A hypnotherapist helps Don to unravel the meaning of his recurring dream.

Remake of Notting Hill scene in a silent cinema style by University of Amsterdam students. An obsessed girl, Anna, decides to trick her unreciprocated love, William, with a fake pregnancy test. However, after a spilled drink accident, William's roommate, Martin, notices something off that sends him and Anna on a wild goose chase after one another. What happens now when Anna’s secret is out?

Joost live at Lowlands on August 17, 2019.

A brave mouse in a movie theater full of cats tries to put a twist on a seemingly repetitive film, in which a cat chases another mouse on hamster wheels.

Short film by Bart van Dekken based on the life of Jeffrey Dahmer

A farewell to a tree is not too different from a good-bye to a human. The healthy elm needs to make space for a bridge in an urban park in Amsterdam. As the space transforms, different scientists reflect on their work with trees and green life: a space ecologist, an urban tree consultant and a dendrochronologist show their field of work in a poetic quest about what trees really are to us.

“If you will it, it is no dream,” wrote Theodor Herzl, the founder of political Zionism, in 1902 as he dreamed of creating a utopian state for the Jews. One hundred years later, some of the most vocal critics of Israel’s occupation policies are Israelis themselves – a minority of intellectuals, political activists, and artists whose voices are not often heard beyond the borders of Israel.

Short horror film.