Bert Haanstra Movies

The Netherlands and water, they are inseparable from one another. Water in its soothing form, as a place of work and pleasure and as a source of...

Bert Haanstra was commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make a short film about his own country. It had to be a piece of the work that...

A subtle account of the chimpanzees' behaviour in Burgers Dierenpark in Arnhem, on the occasion of the publication of the book Chimpansee Politiek by...

Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.

Documentary exploring why Belgian television doesn't invest more money in Belgian cinema as is the case in e.g. the netherlands.

In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe...

Myrte and the Demons is a hallucinatory trip through a world shot in chiaroscuro in which lugubrious forest spirits take human forms at night. Myrte,...

In this film Bert Haanstra shows how important the formation of national parks is for the protection of nature.

Documentary on the first stage in oil exploration: the first drill.

In this short film Bert Haanstra gives his vision - from the water – of a tranquil Holland. During filming he held the camera upside down and...

Impressive, abstract dance film from Bert Haanstra.

Bert Haanstra's first film.

A Shell Film Unit documentary by Bert Haanstra examining humanity’s struggle against insect plagues, filmed across Egypt, Iraq, Kenya, Sudan,...

A 1958 documentary by Bert Haanstra that systematically documents the entire glassmaking process in Dutch factories, explaining both traditional...

Dutch sculpture in the late Middle Ages.

A 12 minute film about the Evoluon [a conference centre and former science museum erected by the electronics and electrical company Philips at...

Documentary on the genesis of oil in the Earth's crust.