Willem van der Zanden

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1995-07-05 (29 years old)

Place of Birth Breda, The Netherlands

Also Known As Leo

Willem van der Zanden

Biography

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

Director

Sesheia

as Director

2019
A Little Testament

as Director

2018
Midnight Screening

as Director

2017
PLEH

as Director

2017
How I See Sunsets

as Director

2017
The Astronaut

as Director

2017
Gloom

as Director

2017
Midwinter Hue

as Director

2016
2016
Longing

as Director

2015
Joanne & Jacob

as Director

Editor

2019
2018
2017
PLEH

as Editor

2017
2017
The Astronaut

as Editor

2017
Gloom

as Editor

2017
Midwinter Hue

as Editor

2016
Longing

as Editor

Camera

2017
PLEH

as Camera Operator

2017
The Astronaut

as Camera Operator

2017
Gloom

as Camera Operator

2017
Midwinter Hue

as Camera Operator

2016
Qu'est-ce que c'est?

as Camera Operator

2016
Longing

as Camera Operator

2015
Joanne & Jacob

as Camera Operator

Crew

Sesheia

as Cinematography

2019
A Little Testament

as Cinematography

2019
In the Back of the Garden

as Cinematography

2018
Midnight Screening

as Cinematography

2017
How I See Sunsets

as Cinematography

2017

Sound

Sesheia

as Music

2019
2017
2017
Gloom

as Music

Actor

2019
A Little Testament

as Narrator

2017
PLEH

as Himself / Leo

2016
2016
Longing

as Boy as a grown-up