Bert Haanstra Movies

Documentary on oil exploration, the phase before drilling.

In this short film Bert Haanstra gives his vision - from the water – of a tranquil Holland. During filming he held the camera upside down and...

Documentary on the first stage in oil exploration: the first drill.

A subtle account of the chimpanzees' behaviour in Burgers Dierenpark in Arnhem, on the occasion of the publication of the book Chimpansee Politiek by...

The Netherlands and water, they are inseparable from one another. Water in its soothing form, as a place of work and pleasure and as a source of...

Bert Haanstra was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make a short film about his own country. It had to be a piece of the work that...

Documentary about Ajax Amsterdam in 1968.

In this film Bert Haanstra shows how important the formation of national parks is for the protection of nature.

Short film in which Dutch author Simon Carmiggelt visits the hairdresser.

The film is a study of the differences and similarities between human and animal behaviour. The first part of the movie focuses on the behaviour of...

In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe...

A 12 minute film about the Evoluon [a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips at...

Eight newspaper-columns by Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.

Short poetic documentary about the southern sea in the Netherlands.

Kamiel steals the famous Brussels statue of Manneken Pis to impress his girlfriend Denise, the daughter of the man who is supposed to guard it. The...

Documentary about Queen Juliana of The Netherlands in honor of her 70st birthday, including a short interview with the queen.

In Burgers Zoo the new residence of the gorillas is put in operation. Also the country of origin, Cameroon, is visited.

Myrte and the Demons is a hallucinatory trip through a world shot in chiaroscuro in which lugubrious forest spirits take human forms at night. Myrte,...