August Willemsen, the page and the reality

August Willemsen, the page and the reality

August Willemsen (1936-2007) was a translator and writer who brought the poems of Fernando Pessoa and Carlos Drummond de Andrade to the Dutch-speaking world. Driven by a fascination with the Portuguese language and Brazilian literature, he traveled to Brazil multiple...
The Miracle of the Little Prince

The Miracle of the Little Prince

“Goodbye,” said the fox. “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” A film about some inspired translators of *The Little Prince* by Antoine...

Chasing my Father

Documentary about writer Karin Amatmoekrim and her book “If not the Father”. Script editing. Director Gülsah Dogan, producer   Writer Karin Amamoetkrim and her father Eric...
Metaphors of Memory

Metaphors of Memory

Documentary about writer and memory professor Douwe Draaisma. Research. Director Marjoleine Boonstra, Humanist Broadcasting Foundation 2009....

Manuscripts don’t burn

A documentary with Russian writer Vitali Sjentalinski about Michail Bulgakov, Andrej Platonov, Osip Mandelstam and Isaac Babel in KGB’s Literary Archive. A film by Reza Allamehzadeh, Sjifra Herschberg and Lies Janssen, RVU Educational...