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Los versos del olvido
Cemetery caretaker discovers the body of a young female protester at the morgue. He does everything he can to give her a proper funeral. The…Published on: -
As Much Time as Space
Ingenious cinematic intervention by artist Katja Mater creates visual dialogue between her drawings and the interior of the Van Doesburg house inPublished on: -
Film II
To mark his ninetieth birthday, EYE has restored Zwartjes’ very first film, originally shot on Super-8 and long thought lost.Published on: -
The New World, Episode One
In this desktop film, the history of Arab immigrants to the US is evoked through archival material of ordinary people and the melancholy songs that…Published on: -
Birds
Hypnotic, repetitive film featuring Trix, Zwartjes’ regular partner in crime – and in life. The second ‘turtle dove’ is a piece of a toy betweenPublished on: -
3rd Builders’ Street
3rd Builders’ Street focuses on the concrete-panel houses which appeared throughout the Soviet Union from the 1960s. The use of colour separationPublished on: -
Rotterdam, I Love You – Preview
Eleven directors; one film; one city. Festival exclusive with the first screening of footage from Rotterdam, I Love You, talks with filmmakers Atom EgPublished on: -
Tribute to Art #2
Rather than a documentary about Zwartjes, Scheffer made a film with him – a feverish dream of his major motifs. And a final moment of…Published on: -
A Composition in Blue, Red & Other Colours
In a film that slowly reveals itself, a protagonist is in search of a voice for memories of a hostile world that hitherto could not…Published on: -
Nighttown
Rotterdam’s dance club and pop temple Nighttown closed in 2006. This music documentary contains exclusive images of legendary performances. FormPublished on: