Frans Zwartjes Movies

A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.

Zwartjes made many films without dialogue or sound. The music can however be very important. Zwartjes composes it himself, sometimes together with...

Film shot entirely in the open air with women walking around a garden, life-sized photos in the grass and people at the table. A film from the series...

Set on the landing and the stairs of Zwartjes’ new house, then still empty, in The Hague. The filmmaker suggests a mysterious and complex space...

Short, abstract film of a woman in a toilet. Black and white film with some tinted shots.

Two girls nestle beside each other on a couch and try desperately to conceal their mutual craving. Sexuality is suggested through the weird rhythm of...

A strangely-dressed man reaches for some sorbet and then eats it; A playful, expertly-edited excercise from Zwartjes.

A woman plays with a bird as the camera's gaze is drawn to her legs.

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

Short film by Frans Zwartjes

First film by Paul de Nooijer, in collaboration with his artistic father Frans Zwartjes. Moving Stills shows a series of photographs by...