TON van ZANTVOORT - independent films

		ALL OF US (In production) Feature length cinematic documentary film about the cultural, socioeconomic and environmental impact of tourism worldwide. more info: soon
		The past as future (Het verleden heeft de toekomst) For the first time in the history of our earth, more people live in cities than in the countryside. We have become alienated from nature. Stijn leads a different life than most people nowadays and has been a shepherd for 15 years. more info: trailer 17 mintues, 2011 in coproduction with Schatten van Brabant
		Lovely planet A psychedelic trip through the eyes of a backpacker, who is also questioning the appropriateness of his journeys. In Lovely planet our heart beats faster and our retina gets an overload of images and impressions. more info: fragment 8 mintues, 2010 in coproduction with Submarine/ BOS ; distribution Eye Film Institute (Filmbank)
		Carousel Carousel is a short personal film by Ton van Zantvoort about the funfair as an intriguing meeting place in the past and nowadays. Is all nostalgia gone, or do we still have more with the past as we might think... more info: fragment 8 minutes, 2010 in coproduction with Schatten van Brabant
		a BLOOMING BUSINESS Is a documentary about people in Kenya who feel imprisoned by the power of the global flower industry. The dilemmas of the industry grow painfully clear and there is only one conclusion possible: the smell of the imported rose is not sweet, but bitter. Official website of a BLOOMING BUSINESS, 52 minutes, 2009 in coproduction with VPRO; Distribution NEWTON film USA/Canada by 7th Art Releasing, the rest : Journeyman Pictures
		Turning the Pages Turning the Pages is a visual poetry essay about time and thoughts. This installation (loop) was made for SALON XI exhibition. more info: fragment 10 minutes, 2008, installation loop
		Pedro Segundo An intense and timeless impression in the life Pedro Segundo's, an old farmer who lived his life in the hills of Cayambe (Ecuador). There is only the inside world, nothing else exists and even the flies can't leave the dark hut, filled with smoke. more info: stills 4 minutes, 2008
		Another day in Bombay Another day in Bombay is an autonomous and poetic film about people that are ‘lost’ in Bombay.This film is made for the exhibition 'loss and desire' in the Vishal in Haarlem. more info: fragments, stills 10 minutes 2007
		GRITO de PIEDRA In an observing way GRITO de PIEDRA (SCREAM of the STONE) gives an inside view of the lives of Gabino and Pedro Montes. Gabino is a miner in the Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) in Potosí, Bolivia. His son Pedro, a 23 year old student, works as a tourist guide in the same mine. Official website of GRITO de PIEDRA 60 minutes, 2006 DIstribution by NPO Sales
		Machu Picchu Pueblo Musical composition of the small village at the foot of Machu Picchu Pueblo. The starting point for the 300.000 tourists who every year flock to Peru’s most famous Inca site, the mystic citadel of Machu Picchu. more info: fragments, still 15 minutes, 2006
		Pack Pack observes a group of wild dogs in the surreal setting of the ruins of the temples of Sukhotai. Inflated with testosterone and with menacing raised lips the animals live in a strictly hierarchical pack. As long as the law of the strongest is respected, the situation is safe. more info: show film, stills 4 minutes, 2005 ; distribution by Eye Institute (Filmbank)
		Isla Totora A short non spoken film about the idyllic life of a family that lives on a floating Island in Lake Titicaca. They used to live from their own fishing, but nowadays things are changing. more info: film fragment, stills, background 10 minutes, 2005
		Moja Mbegu An autonomous portrait about a man in the Turkana area in the north of Kenya. In contrast with the Dutch fertile landscape, the old man tries to survive in this dry environment.This was one of the 12 films that was shown in Zeeland on the SEED festival in Juni 2004. more info: registration stills 6 minutes, 2004
		Spital Sibiu A short impression of a kitchen in a hospital in Sibiu and the passion of cooking. show film 3 minutes 2004
		Khamu Village Khamu Village is a -non spoken- documentary about the original inhabitans (the Khamu) of Laos (South-East Asia). This film premiered at the Dutch Film Festival (NFF) in Utrecht. more info: fragments, stills 20 minutes, 2003 graduate project
		Items A compilation of several short films shot in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. One of the Items played on several art / big International festivals and won several prizes. more info: fragments, stills 18 minutes, 2003, graduate project