Het Hemelse Leven op Aarde

  • 70'
  • Netherlands
  • 2010
Film maker Jesse de Jong is unhappy in his present life. He flees his house in the city and goes to the jungle to get a taste of life. With his small digital camera in his hand, he talks to locals and enjoys the panoramic surroundings. Once he gets home, he changes tack: he moves to a commune in the countryside to live together and happily. But can he change the course of his life? De Jong's camera continually functions as a writing implement. It's his way of recording and philosophising about his life and that of others. It provides an intimate, whimsical and essayistic quest.
De Jong won a Tuschinski Award for his graduation film Het lege nest in 1999. A year later, his short film Een intens realistisch doch romantisch liefdesdrama won a Golden Calf.


  • 70'
  • Netherlands
  • 2010
Director
Jesse de Jong
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Netherlands
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
70'
Medium
35mm
International title
Heavenly Life on Earth
Language
Dutch
Producers
Stienette Bosklopper, JesseFilms
Production Companies
Circe Films BV, JesseFilms
Sales
Circe Films BV
Screenplay
Jesse de Jong
Cinematography
Jesse de Jong
Editor
Jesse de Jong
Sound Design
Paul Bijpost
Cast
Jesse de Jong
Website
http://circe.nl/films/het-hemelse-leven-op-aarde/
Director
Jesse de Jong
Premiere
World premiere
Country of production
Netherlands
Year
2010
Festival Edition
IFFR 2010
Length
70'
Medium
35mm
International title
Heavenly Life on Earth
Language
Dutch
Producers
Stienette Bosklopper, JesseFilms
Production Companies
Circe Films BV, JesseFilms
Sales
Circe Films BV
Screenplay
Jesse de Jong
Cinematography
Jesse de Jong
Editor
Jesse de Jong
Sound Design
Paul Bijpost
Cast
Jesse de Jong
Website
http://circe.nl/films/het-hemelse-leven-op-aarde/