Frans Zwartjes Movies

Short, abstract film of a woman in a toilet. Black and white film with some tinted shots.

Frans Zwartjes' adaptation of Euripides' tragedy, originally produced for stage by the actresses Josée Ruiter and Çanci Geraerdts.

To mark his ninetieth birthday, EYE has restored Zwartjes’ very first film, originally shot on Super-8 and long thought lost. Zwartjes started...

A selection of never-before-seen cinema sketches by Zwartjes, compiled by Stanley Schtinter with music from Zwartjes' record Tapes I.

In this experimental film we see people in varying combinations walking and crawling through sand and grass and along the waterfront in a very quick...

First film by Paul de Nooijer, in collaboration with his artistic father Frans Zwartjes. Moving Stills shows a series of photographs by...

The central element in this film is formed by the preparation for and execution of a performance. The performance, a parachute jump, is carried out...

Two girls nestle beside each other on a couch and try desperately to conceal their mutual craving. Sexuality is suggested through the weird rhythm of...

A woman plays with a bird as the camera's gaze is drawn to her legs.

An experimental short from Dutch filmmaker Frans Zwartjes.

A short documentary about dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig.