- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1995
- Place of Birth
- Breda, The Netherlands
Willem van der Zanden
Willem van der Zanden was born in the city of Breda, the Netherlands on the 5th of July 1995. After attending primary school in the small town of Bavel and spending 7 years at the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Breda, he started studying at the AKV St. Joost in Breda where he slowly shaped his craft. His work is very observing and often focuses on his own life or fragments of it. He personally believes his film Qu'est-ce Que C'est? to be one of the most valuable films he has made so far as it helped him discover a big part of his style. His latest film, the graduation project A Little Testament, is a close and hyper-personal examination of his struggle with depression as well as a universally applicable view on the difficulties and anxieties of becoming an adult.
Filmography
movieSpiegel van Antwerpen
2025 · Music
movieThe Caterer
2025 · De acteur/food critic, Music
movieIn the Back of the Garden
2019 · Editor, Cinematography, Music, Director
movieA Little Testament
2019 · Narrator, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Music
movieMidnight Screening
2018 · Cinematography, Editor, Director
movieMidwinter Hue
2017 · Camera Operator, Editor, Director
movieGloom
2017 · Music, Editor, Camera Operator, Director
moviePLEH
2017 · Himself / Leo, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieThe Astronaut
2017 · Editor, Camera Operator, Director
movieA Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017 · Editor, Cinematography, Director
movieHow I See Sunsets
2017 · Editor, Director, Music, Cinematography
movieQu'est-ce que c'est?
2016 · Zichzelf, Director, Camera Operator
movieLonging
2016 · Boy as a grown-up, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
movieJoanne & Jacob
2015 · Camera Operator, Director
movieSesheia
— · Cinematography, Music, Director