This is a list of films, shorter than 10 minutes, that I have filmed in the Netherlands and abroad.
Splash
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
All his friends passed their final swimming lessons years ago, but for Hugo water is still very dangerous.
My Big Brother
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Fernando and Dominique are two brothers, both trying to become World Champion Motocross.
My little sister
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Maria Teresa is twelve and the smartest in the class. Her nine-year-old sister Elisabetha is no smarter than a baby. Her mother says that if Elisabetha were not mentally retarded they would be very similar. Maria Teresa wishes that were true.
Leonie and Harry
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Leonie and Harry have been friends almost all their life. But Harry starts to forget about Leonie.
Love can change
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
After a life of helping other people Theo and Karin bought a camper to explore the world. But their world would be smaller than they hoped for.
Fresh Air
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Erik suffers from a dangerous form of contact-allergy. Making this film together was a very special experience for both of us.
Erna
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
She runs a small shop in a retirement home when she’s hit by a stroke. Two years later and still partially paralyzed she fights to get back in business.
A new life
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
When Egbert heard that his son needed a new kidney, he didn’t hesitate for a moment.
The Puppeteer
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Jan Doedel accidentally became a puppeteer. Now, thirty years later, he still wonders if he made the right choice.
Maternity nurse Sjoeke
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
Sjoeke chooses a new life every day.
A monastery in the attic
(Broadcasted Dutch Television, Director/Camera/Edit: Jan Willem den Bok)
When she was 18 years old, Diny did not choose the monastery. Now, 40 years later, she is a wife, mother and grandmother. But the longing for a life with God remains.
