Willem van der Zanden

Known for: Directing
Born: July 5, 1995
Birthplace: Breda, The Netherlands

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.

Filmography

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Sesheia TBA
Cinematography, Music, Director
Spiegel van Antwerpen 2025
Music
The Caterer 2025
as De acteur/food critic, Music
In the Back of the Garden 2019
Editor, Cinematography, Music, Director
A Little Testament 2019
as Narrator, Cinematography, Director, Editor, Music
Midnight Screening 2018
Cinematography, Editor, Director
Midwinter Hue 2017
Camera Operator, Editor, Director
Gloom 2017
Music, Editor, Camera Operator, Director
PLEH 2017
as Himself / Leo, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
The Astronaut 2017
Editor, Camera Operator, Director
A Bunch of Melons Eating Shawarma 2017
Editor, Cinematography, Director
How I See Sunsets 2017
Editor, Director, Music, Cinematography
Qu'est-ce que c'est? 2016
as Zichzelf, Director, Camera Operator
Longing 2016
as Boy as a grown-up, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
Joanne & Jacob 2015
Camera Operator, Director

Credits from TMDB.