A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Алена ван дер Хорст
Birthplace:
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Born:
January 10, 1970
In her 20 years of filmmaking Aliona van der Horst (born in in Russia, raised in the Netherlands) has received multiple international awards for her films, which were screened at film festivals around the world. Because of her personal, poetic and cinematic vision, her films are profoundly compelling and touching. Her most recent film, Love is Potatoes, won a number of awards, including the Golden Calf Award (Dutch Oscar) in 2018. Her films revolve around the question of how ordinary people's lives are shaped by historical events. By zooming in to a very intimate level she tells a universal story full of compassion. Most of her work deals with Russia, a country with which she has a love/hate relationship. Retrospectives of her work were held in Barcelona, Kiev and Belgrade. She is a member of the Documentary branch of AMPAS.
Director:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Director of Photography:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Editor:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Producer:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Scenario Writer:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Screenplay:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Story:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Writer:
1997 The Lady with the White Hat
1998 The Dissident and the KGB General
2000 After the Spring of '68
2004 Unexpected Blow: Relieved
2006 The Hermitage Dwellers
2006 Voices of Bam
2008 Boris Ryzhy
2011 Water Children
2013 15 Attempts
2013 Don't Shoot the Messenger
2015 Folkert de Jong
2017 Love Is Potatoes
2021 Turn Your Body to the Sun
2023 Gerlach
Creator:
2006 Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage
Director:
2006 Hermitage-Niks: A Passion for the Hermitage
2007 Allemaal FILM
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