Willem van der Zanden
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing13
movieA Little Testament
2019
Director
movieMidnight Screening
2018
Director
movieMidwinter Hue
2017
Director
movieGloom
2017
Director
moviePLEH
2017
Director
movieThe Astronaut
2017
Director
movieHow I See Sunsets
2017
Director
movieQu'est-ce que c'est?
2016
Director
movieLonging
2016
Director
movieJoanne & Jacob
2015
Director
movieSesheia
Director
Editing10
movieMidwinter Hue
2017
Editor
movieGloom
2017
Editor
moviePLEH
2017
Editor
movieThe Astronaut
2017
Editor
movieLonging
2016
Editor
Camera7
movieMidwinter Hue
2017
Camera Operator
movieGloom
2017
Camera Operator
moviePLEH
2017
Camera Operator
movieThe Astronaut
2017
Camera Operator
movieQu'est-ce que c'est?
2016
Camera Operator
movieLonging
2016
Camera Operator
movieJoanne & Jacob
2015
Camera Operator
Sound7
Crew6
movieIn the Back of the Garden
2019
Cinematography
movieA Little Testament
2019
Cinematography
movieMidnight Screening
2018
Cinematography
movieA Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma
2017
Cinematography
movieHow I See Sunsets
2017
Cinematography
movieSesheia
Cinematography
Acting5
movieThe Caterer
2025
De acteur/food critic
movieA Little Testament
2019
Narrator
moviePLEH
2017
Himself / Leo
movieQu'est-ce que c'est?
2016
Zichzelf
movieLonging
2016
Boy as a grown-up