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Ton van Zantvoort

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GRITO de PIEDRA gives an inside view of the lives of a miner in Potosi (Bolivia) and his son that is a touristguide in the same mine.  This lyrical documentary with social- economical undertone, resists the temptation of interview.
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Grito de piedra (2006)
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Ton van Zantvoort is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker from the Netherlands, whose films have screened at numerous prestigious film festivals. His films have been broadcast all over the world and he has won a dozen awards for best director, best cinematographer and best editor. Ton van Zantvoort observes with great attention and takes us into the worlds of people on the edge, people who try to survive but are confronted by external forces such as tourism, international commerce and mass consumption. With great humanity, van Zantvoort shows us a different world in which all human life is valuable. His films are characterized by a language of intimate images, a poetic structure and enormous involvement. In his lyrical documentaries with socio-economic overtones he usually resists the temptation of doing interviews. His work is original and testifies to a great effort of will by the maker. The vision of a Western civilized person who holds up a mirror to us. A confronting mirror, but one that invites you to take a long good look.
BornJune 23, 1979
BornJune 23, 1979
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Known for

Sheep Hero (2019)
Sheep Hero
6.8
  • Producer
  • 2019
A Blooming Business (2009)
A Blooming Business
7.8
  • Producer
  • 2009
The Past as Future (2011)
The Past as Future
7.6
Short
  • Producer
  • 2011
Grito de piedra (2006)
Grito de piedra
7.9
  • Producer
  • 2006

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Producer

  • A Traveler's Guide (2022)
    A Traveler's Guide
  • Honds (2020)
    Honds
  • Sheep Hero (2019)
    Sheep Hero
  • Dick Verdult in Dick Verdult: It Is True But Not Here (2017)
    Dick Verdult: It Is True But Not Here
  • Vallend (2014)
    Vallend
  • The Past as Future (2011)
    The Past as Future
  • Day Is Done* (2010)
    Day Is Done*
  • A Blooming Business (2009)
    A Blooming Business
  • Grito de piedra (2006)
    Grito de piedra

Director

  • Nienke Hoogvliet and Dave Hakkens in A World to Shape (2022)
    A World to Shape
  • A Traveler's Guide (2022)
    A Traveler's Guide
  • Sheep Hero (2019)
    Sheep Hero
  • De Benno Tapes (2015)
    De Benno Tapes
  • Kees en Mien (2011)
    Kees en Mien
  • The Past as Future (2011)
    The Past as Future
  • Lovely Planet (2010)
    Lovely Planet
  • A Blooming Business (2009)
    A Blooming Business
  • Grito de piedra (2006)
    Grito de piedra

Cinematographer

  • Nienke Hoogvliet and Dave Hakkens in A World to Shape (2022)
    A World to Shape
  • A Traveler's Guide (2022)
    A Traveler's Guide
  • Sheep Hero (2019)
    Sheep Hero
  • Kees en Mien (2011)
    Kees en Mien
  • The Past as Future (2011)
    The Past as Future
  • Lovely Planet (2010)
    Lovely Planet
  • A Blooming Business (2009)
    A Blooming Business
  • Grito de piedra (2006)
    Grito de piedra

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    • June 23, 1979
    • Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

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