Simone de Vries (Amsterdam, 1963) I initially studied photography, but later switched to cinematography at Dutch Film Academy. I now work as a director of documentaries, a researcher, writer and photographer. Currently writing The Dead Lizard, a book about my unexpected friendship with a convicted war criminal; plus a fiction screenplay, a psychological thriller, about two young Dutch veterans. …
When he locked the garage door behind us, I felt this could be it: murdered by a raging lunatic stranger. I took a deep breath and followed him into the house, where the first thing I saw was an array of guns on the kitchen table. I could smell the alcohol on his breath, his angry eyes flickering. What the hell was I doing here late at night all alone?
photoseries & text on how guns are deeply embedded in daily life in Texas
Award winning film on cartoonist John Callahan. At age 21 John is paralyzed from the waist down in a drunken car accident. His angry outlet becomes drawing, not the most obvious choice because he can hardly use his hands. With a raw style, pen clutched between his hands, he draws himself silly. His spot- on, mostly …
Documentary about Dutch photographer Robin De Puy on her 10.000 miles motorcyle road trip through the US. She faces all her fears by stepping into the unknown all on her own, as she portrays mostly outsiders: the people she feels connected to. In this intimate portrait she finds out she is actually portraying herself.
Johan is tattooed from head to toe. All the tattoos have meaning, even when there are just scribbles on the leg by a former girlfriend.
ongoing photo project with soldiers & veterans
“I’m 22 years old, and I must have killed 30 people. The same thing that you were given badges for over in Iraq would have you considered a serial killer over here, and that’s a very weird thought to have running around in your head, late at night.”
Internationally known jewelry designer Ted Noten is not one to shy away from controversy. Provocateur deLuxe, his jewelry is not for the faint hearted. And often not wearable, for that matter. Here is the promo in Dutch, don’t worry there is much to see!
How advertising mogul Erik Kessels tries to educate the world- one image at a time
Documentary on enigmatic Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, a total recluse. After a year of trying I was finally granted access to his life… it resulted in this portrait where we see all facets of his life: acting all over the world in very different films- from a Romanian low budget movie to Goal 2 at Bernabéu …
Larry walks with a huge wooden cross through Texas. Larry is a crazy Jesusfreak. Or wait- is he?
Niet uit te leggen, het werk van de Belgische striptekenaar en schilder Luc Zeebroek, alias Kamagurka. ‘Kama’ blijkt een heel bedrijf te zijn: hij reist van museum naar radiostudio naar theater en overal waar hij komt slaat de absurditeit toe.
Friedman’s fans range from Willie Nelson to Bill Clinton (who recalls Kinky offering him a Cuban cigar at a state dinner with the words, “Don’t think of it as helping their economy — think of it as burning their fields”), and his achievements range from such songs as “They Ain’t Making Jews like Jesus Anymore” …