Gerrit van Dijk Movies

Emma Westermann's documentary shows the final six months in the life of Dutch animation grandmaster Gerrit van Dijk. Every night, he makes one drawing for his last animation films. A cinematic testament to one of the most distinguished Dutch film artists of our times.

A boy scout tries to make the world a better place and as a result he transcends into other persons, not famous and very famous. Will it make a change?

A compilation of animated shorts, by 36 animators from 36 countries. Each animator worked independently, but a single theme unites them all: animation has no borders. The compilation is set to the music of "The Internationale".

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1969

Collage-like depiction of the life of a man, in which the protagonist prefers intimate childhood memories over earthly gain. About the sound of new shoes, walks with dad and the smell of elm wood.

1920s mobster Dutch Schultz's dying words presented in the abstract.

In a series of transformations, a boy with a football under his arm is transformed into increasingly aggressive-looking sportsmen.

First film in the Blind Justice documentary animation series about women and the law. The film traces the Aristotelian concept of all men being created equal and the exclusion of women from this concept.

Surrealist animation about two cubes who come alive against a constantly changing background. The cubes go through the process of growing up and getting older. They fall in love, make love, and conceive new cubes. The idyll ends cruelly in an all-destroying war.

The miracle of life takes place to the tune of the drinking song from Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. The game of love between man and woman as a prelude to the creation of new life: the birth and growth of Janneke, Gerrit van Dijk’s daughter.

An animated short film of dancers from Monique Renault and Gerrit van Dijk.

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1968

Entertaining holiday slapstick: to be able to go on holiday quietly and carefree, a man not only leaves his dog, but also his goldfish, his cat, his houseplant and his wife.

Short film by Gerrit van Dijk 1998

The American president Jimmy Carter and the Chinese statesman Teng-Hsiao Ping sing together Alle Menschen werden Brüder. In the background is a poster by Mao Zedong, on which the Great Helmsman advertises Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Ford.

Critique against the increasing urbanization. A static shot depicts the story of a butterfly whose living space is increasingly limited by the construction of houses and factories. New construction rapidly fills the green environment of the butterfly until it ends up on the wall, pinned up and...

A short animation in which characters from 39 paintings in the Frans Hals Museum move from one artwork to the next.