Literature

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

"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 de Saint-Exupéry, after...

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 Lie

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 Broadcasting,1997.

Nationality: None

Kees Hin with mother of Svetoana Slapsak  Predrag Dojcinovic and Slobodan BlagojevicA documentary about the prewar memories of 4 writers/intellectuals from former Yugoslavia: Bogdan Bogdanović, Dubravka Ugrešić, Svetlana Slapšak and Zdravko Grebo. Production....

Poetry = Word Art

A documentary on the occasion of the centenary of birth of Belgian poet and writer Paul van Ostayen. A film by Frans Hoeben, Jef Bogman and Lies Janssen, RVU Educational Broadcasting,1996.

Drinking Dutch Water

Drama film on the occasion of 50 years Universal Declaration of Human Rights, based on authentic texts of newcomers in the Netherlands.  Production. Director Karim Traïdia, based on an  idea of Adriaan van Dis and Wim Willems, broadcaster RVU educational broadcaster,...

25 Years Poetry International

Featuring the poets Yehuda Amichai, Remco Campert, Maria Elena Cruz Varela, Clara Janés and Willem van Toorn.  Research and production. Director Reza Allamehzadeh, RVU Educational Broadcasting, 1994.

Country of origin

6-part series about writer’s sources of inspirations. Research and production. Director Henk Renou, editorial staff Jessica Durlacher, Anthony Mertens and  Willem van Toorn, RVU Educational Broadcasting, 1993.Writer Gerard Durlacher returns to his primary school in...

A Lake of Memories

Dutch writer Rudy Kousbroek (1929-2010) cherished a passionate and hopeless relationship with his country of origin, the Dutch East Indies. Passionate, because it shelters his dearest memories and hopeless because the time he spent there is gone forever. The...

The Literature Machine (season 2)

6-part series about literature. Production, research and interviews Director Erin Dunleavy, editorial staff Jessica Durlacher, Anthony Mertens and Willem van Toorn, RVU Educational Broadcasting, 1991 / 1992. Rudy Kousbroek

The Literature Machine (season 1)

5-part series about literature. Production, research and interviews Director  Ronnie Griens, editorial staff Jessica Durlacher, Willem van Toorn and Michaël Zeeman, RVU Educational Broadcasting, 1991.Julian Barnes