Aliona van der Horst

Known for: Directing
Born: January 10, 1970
Birthplace: Moscow, USSR (Russia)

In her 20 years of filmmaking Aliona van der Horst (born in in Russia, raised in the Netherlands) has received multiple international awards for her films, which were screened at film festivals around the world. Because of her personal, poetic and cinematic vision, her films are profoundly compelling and touching. Her most recent film, Love is Potatoes, won a number of awards, including the Golden Calf Award (Dutch Oscar) in 2018. Her films revolve around the question of how ordinary people's lives are shaped by historical events. By zooming in to a very intimate level she tells a universal story full of compassion. Most of her work deals with Russia, a country with which she has a love/hate relationship. Retrospectives of her work were held in Barcelona, Kiev and Belgrade. She is a member of the Documentary branch of AMPAS.

Filmography

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Gerlach 2023
Director
Turn Your Body to the Sun 2021
Screenplay, Director
Love Is Potatoes 2017
as Herself, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Director
Folkert de Jong 2015
Director
15 Attempts 2013
Director of Photography, Director
Don't Shoot the Messenger 2013
Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
Water Children 2011
Editor, Director, Story
Boris Ryzhy 2008
Screenplay, Director
The Hermitage Dwellers 2006
Screenplay, Director
Voices of Bam 2006
Director, Scenario Writer
Unexpected Blow: Relieved 2004
Director
After the Spring of '68 2000
Director
The Dissident and the KGB General 1998
Director
The Lady with the White Hat 1997
Director

Credits from TMDB.