A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Рольф де Хир
롤프 드 헤르
롤프 드 히어
Birthplace:
Heemskerk, The Netherlands
Born:
May 4, 1951
Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951; Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015).
Assistant Director:
1978 Cass
Director:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 The Audition
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2016 In the Same Garden
2023 The Survival of Kindness
Lyricist:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 The Audition
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2016 In the Same Garden
2023 The Survival of Kindness
Producer:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2016 In the Same Garden
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Production Assistant:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Screenplay:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Script Consultant:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1985 Best Enemies
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Script Editor:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1985 Best Enemies
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 Serenades
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Thanks:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1985 Best Enemies
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 Serenades
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2017 Youth on the March
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Third Assistant Director:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1985 Best Enemies
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 Serenades
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2017 Youth on the March
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
Writer:
1978 Cass
1978 The Colonel
1979 Tasmania's South West: A Wilderness in Question
1979 The Audition
1980 Tread Softly
1983 Gary's Story
1984 Tale of a Tiger
1985 Best Enemies
1986 Thank You Jack
1989 Incident at Raven's Gate
1991 Dingo
1993 Bad Boy Bubby
1996 The Quiet Room
1997 Alien Visitor
1998 Dance Me to My Song
1998 The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998 Three Forever
1999 Spank!
2001 Serenades
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2002 The Tracker
2003 Alexandra's Project
2006 Ten Canoes
2006 The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2007 Dr. Plonk
2009 Twelve Canoes
2012 The King Is Dead!
2013 Charlie's Country
2014 Still Our Country
2015 Another Country
2015 Picture
2016 In the Same Garden
2017 Youth on the March
2018 The Waiting Room
2020 Running With Crutches
2021 My Name Is Gulpilil
2023 The Survival of Kindness
2024 A Portrait of Love
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