Willem van der Zanden Movies

  • 2016
    Qu'est-ce que c'est?

    Qu'est-ce que c'est?

    Qu'est-ce que c'est?

    02016HD

    An experimental docu-fiction short from hours of collected material shot by the director. Different scenes, from drunk parties with friends to shots...

    Qu'est-ce que c'est?
  • 2017
    A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma

    A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma

    A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma

    02017HD

    A short documentary concerning a group of friends who get together, eat shawarma and drink beer. They talk utter nonsense at times, yet they couldn't...

    A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
  • 2017
    PLEH

    PLEH

    PLEH

    02017HD

    An experimental journey through a year in the life of the director, using his always playing playlist to cross the boundaries of fiction and...

    PLEH
  • 2017
    The Astronaut

    The Astronaut

    The Astronaut

    02017HD

    A short film recounting the travels of a lonely astronaut confronted by the unknown. Unfolding as a mystery, it becomes a carefully subtle,...

    The Astronaut
  • 2017
    Midwinter Hue

    Midwinter Hue

    Midwinter Hue

    02017HD

    A man steadily bashes through the snow. He disappears and the trees, covered in white, shift and show a beautiful array of hidden colors. A poetic,...

    Midwinter Hue
  • 2019
    A Little Testament

    A Little Testament

    A Little Testament

    02019HD

    A free-flowing, poetic short film filled with expressionist imagery, old photos and abstract moments, led by a voice-over in which the director tells...

    A Little Testament
  • 2017
    How I See Sunsets

    How I See Sunsets

    How I See Sunsets

    02017HD

    A poetic, semi-autobiographical short film of the sun setting over a village, shot from behind the curtains of a small, dimly lit room.

    How I See Sunsets
  • 2019
    In the Back of the Garden

    In the Back of the Garden

    In the Back of the Garden

    02019HD

    A 90-second short showing a fairytale-like story of an abandoned art academy and the students who once resided there.

    In the Back of the Garden
  • 2017
    Gloom

    Gloom

    Gloom

    02017HD

    An ambient representation of depression with a slowly fading score building towards an uncertain climax.

    Gloom
  • 2016
    Longing

    Longing

    Longing

    02016HD

    A semi-autobiographical short about a young man musing about the nostalgic joy of being a careless child.

    Longing
  • 2018
    Midnight Screening

    Midnight Screening

    Midnight Screening

    02018HD

    A misty midnight. Music plays in one house, in the other, a man brushes his teeth. More and more sounds are heard yet the darkness hardly reveals...

    Midnight Screening
  • 2015
    Joanne & Jacob

    Joanne & Jacob

    Joanne & Jacob

    02015HD

    A short, poetic documentary of an old woman and the loneliness that surrounds her after her husband was sent to a nursing home.

    Joanne & Jacob
  • 1970
    Sesheia

    Sesheia

    Sesheia

    01970HD

    Set to be a fictitious film in the vein of A Little Testament where actors are not or rarely seen and only heard through voice-over, recounting the...

    Sesheia