Vincent Monnikendam
Vincent MONNIKENDAM (1936–2024, The Hague) worked for the Dutch television (NOS) before he became an independent documentary maker in 1995. A lot of his films concern social themes such as immigration or race issues and have required long and intensive research. Mother Dao the Turtlelike won many awards in 1995.
Filmography
Beeldvorming (1963, TV-report), de Wissel/de Drempel (1964, TV-series), Samenzijn (1965, TV-doc), Oudjaarsavond (1966, TV), Orde Baru I en II (1967, TV-doc), Openbaar kunstbezit/Panoramiek (1968, TV-series), Studentenhaver (1969, TV-series), Die Dag in Dallas (1970, TV), Thorbecke (1972, doc), Claude Lévi Strauss (doc), Peilstand (1974, TV-series), Multinationals (1975, doc), Paspoort (1976-1977, TV-series), Over het spoor (1978, TV-series), Rayon 69 (1981, TV-series), Lijn 6 (1983, TV-series), De tiende penning (1985, TV-series), Palet reeks (1988-1990, TV-series), Café Willy (1991, TV), De illegalen (1991, TV-series), Moeder Dao, de schildpadgelijkende/Mother Dao the Turtlelike (1995, doc), Zielen van Napels/Souls of Napels (2004, doc)
Vincent Monnikendam at IFFR
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Zielen van Napels
In his quest for the soul of Naples, Van Monnikendam interweaves shots of the ubiquitous contrast between the glory of the rich and the often hopel
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Mother Dao, the Turtlelike
Film made up of archive footage about former Dutch East Indies with great attention to mood.