Gerrit van Dijk Movies

A compilation of animated shorts, by 36 animators from 36 countries. Each animator worked independently, but a single theme unites them all:...

Two couples of dancing partners continually transform into different appearances, including numerous famous historical and pop culture characters.

The miracle of life takes place to the tune of the drinking song from Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. The game of love between man and...

A short animation in which characters from 39 paintings in the Frans Hals Museum move from one artwork to the next.

1920s mobster Dutch Schultz's dying words presented in the abstract.

In the beginning there was a hand, and this hand drew other hands, then shoulders, heads, legs and finally, the animator himself. Inspired by a wide...

Collage-like depiction of the life of a man, in which the protagonist prefers intimate childhood memories over earthly gain. About the sound of new...

Entertaining holiday slapstick: to be able to go on holiday quietly and carefree, a man not only leaves his dog, but also his goldfish, his cat, his...

First film in the Blind Justice documentary animation series about women and the law. The film traces the Aristotelian concept of all men being...

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1968

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1969

A boy scout tries to make the world a better place and as a result he transcends into other persons, not famous and very famous. Will it make a...

Documentary about animator and artist Gerit van Dijk. The film follows van Dijk as he works on his film ‘I Move, So I Am’.

In a series of transformations, a boy with a football under his arm is transformed into increasingly aggressive-looking sportsmen.

Surrealist animation about two cubes who come alive against a constantly changing background. The cubes go through the process of growing up and...

Critique against the increasing urbanization. A static shot depicts the story of a butterfly whose living space is increasingly limited by the...

Emma Westermann's documentary shows the final six months in the life of Dutch animation grandmaster Gerrit van Dijk. Every night, he makes one...

The American president Jimmy Carter and the Chinese statesman Teng-Hsiao Ping sing together Alle Menschen werden Brüder. In the background is a...

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1998