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Willem van der Zanden (b. 1995)

Alias:
Leo

Birthplace:
Breda, The Netherlands

Born:
July 5, 1995

Biography from TheMovieDB

Willem van der Zanden was born in the city of Breda, the Netherlands on the 5th of July 1995. After attending primary school in the small town of Bavel and spending 7 years at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Breda, he started studying at the AKV St. Joost in Breda where he slowly shaped his craft. His work is very observing and often focuses on his own life or fragments of it. He personally believes his film Qu'est-ce Que C'est? to be one of the most valuable films he has made so far as it helped him discover a big part of his style. His latest film, the graduation project A Little Testament, is a close and hyper-personal examination of his struggle with depression as well as a universally applicable view on the difficulties and anxieties of becoming an adult.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
2015  Joanne & Jacob
2016  Longing
2016  Qu'est-ce que c'est?
2017  Gloom
2017  Midwinter Hue
2017  PLEH
2017  The Astronaut

Cinematography:
2015  Joanne & Jacob
2016  Longing
2016  Qu'est-ce que c'est?
2017  A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017  Gloom
2017  How I See Sunsets
2017  Midwinter Hue
2017  PLEH
2017  The Astronaut
2018  Midnight Screening
2019  A Little Testament
2019  In the Back of the Garden
????  Sesheia

Director:
2015  Joanne & Jacob
2016  Longing
2016  Qu'est-ce que c'est?
2017  A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017  Gloom
2017  How I See Sunsets
2017  Midwinter Hue
2017  PLEH
2017  The Astronaut
2018  Midnight Screening
2019  A Little Testament
2019  In the Back of the Garden
????  Sesheia

Editor:
2015  Joanne & Jacob
2016  Longing
2016  Qu'est-ce que c'est?
2017  A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017  Gloom
2017  How I See Sunsets
2017  Midwinter Hue
2017  PLEH
2017  The Astronaut
2018  Midnight Screening
2019  A Little Testament
2019  In the Back of the Garden
????  Sesheia

Music:
2015  Joanne & Jacob
2016  Longing
2016  Qu'est-ce que c'est?
2017  A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017  Gloom
2017  How I See Sunsets
2017  Midwinter Hue
2017  PLEH
2017  The Astronaut
2018  Midnight Screening
2019  A Little Testament
2019  In the Back of the Garden
????  Sesheia

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