Froukje Tan
Filmmaker and screenwriter Froukje TAN (1968) graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, having studied animation, film and photography. She has made documentaries for children, a documentary series, plays for Dutch television and several short absurdist films.
Filmography
Fishy (1994, short, co-dir), The Day I Decided To Get a Girlfriend (2000, doc), Schuiven & schoffelen/Shoving & Shuffling (2001, doc), Het jongetje dat niemand verstond/The Boy Who Didn’t Understand Anybody (2003, short), Zondag/Sunday (2004), Maria's onvermogen/Mary’s property (2005), Links/Left (2008), Kung fu leeuw/Kung Fu Lion (2023)
Froukje Tan at IFFR
Jacob's Way
After his dog almost died on his way to Santiago de Compostella, Jacob Splinter, a sporting senior, accepts the invitation of a man to take a break in his holiday home. When Jacob wants to resume his journey, the seemingly hospitable family has no intention of letting him go. Jacob’s Way is a viewer’s quest through Jacob’s head, past and the present are indistinguishable.
90'
Netherlands
CM 2021
Fishy
10'
Netherlands
IFFR 1995
Het jongetje dat niemand verstond
9'
Netherlands
IFFR 2003
Links
80'
Netherlands
IFFR 2008
Kung fu leeuw
For the lion dance, Jimmy is determined to hold the lion's head. First, he needs to overcome himself.
85'
Netherlands
IFFR 2023