Directing
Willem van der Zanden
NL, EN cinema · 15 credits
Born
5 July 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace
Breda, The Netherlands
Also known as Leo
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.
Known for
Filmography
Sesheia
Director, Music, Cinematography
The Caterer
as De acteur/food critic, Music
A Little Testament
as Narrator, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Music
In the Back of the Garden
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Music
Midnight Screening
Director, Cinematography, Editor
PLEH
as Himself / Leo, Director, Editor, Camera Operator
How I See Sunsets
Director, Editor, Music, Cinematography
A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
Director, Cinematography, Editor
The Astronaut
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Gloom
Director, Camera Operator, Music, Editor
Midwinter Hue
Director, Editor, Camera Operator
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
as Zichzelf, Director, Camera Operator
Longing
as Boy as a grown-up, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Joanne & Jacob
Director, Camera Operator