Jaap Pieters

Haar handen (2023)

QUEEN ST. W. (2022)

A partly mirrored single shot of an early morning Toronto street scene on a single reel Tri-X Super 8mm. The film shows us a complex still life, absorbing all the details in its lightest as well as in its darkest parts of the image. ...

14Reels (2016)

14Reels is a collective film in Super 8, where 14 directors in 14 cities around the world have filmed and edited in camera one reel each on the theme of the city. ...

Michel's Shadowworks (2004)

At Michel's home in Zurich, the shade of flowers dance upon a window curtain. ...

The Furious with Bottle & Can (2002)

A furious man with a bottle and can... ...

Silver Grey Waves on the Land OR the White Sea (with thanks to TGR) (2000)

A silver-coloured tarp undulates over a field. ...

The Weight (AKA Who's Afraid of Red Yellow & Blue) (1998)

Kindergarteners make numerous attempts to lift a pumpkin. ...

Taksim Tree (1997)

A tree stands at the foot a towering wooden structure in Istanbul. ...

Passersby on a Sunday (1996)

A visual chain of 'encounters' in which the camera is moved by the movement of the people. A chain-reaction as a domino-row where our eye is forced to follow the next & the next & the next.... ...

Mersey-side (1996)

The bottom of the river is dug up then dumped again. ...

Meat Transport (1995)

From his bedroom window on the second floor, Pieters films the unloading of meat. ...

Screamman (1994)

This silent film provokes the anger of the man in our heads, the anger we can see but can't hear & at the same time the man tries to acquire something from the passers-by that either seems to be ignored, not understood or not available... & again the anger ...

Kim & Steven (1994)

Kim, a dancer, gets a foot massage from Steven, a drummer. ...

Stringless (1994)

A man stands in the middle of the market, playing a stringless ukulele. ...

The Cupsdance (1994)

High stacks of cups wobble unsteadily on a running washing machine. ...

Jimmy's Ballet (1993)

A homeless man in a street-worker's jacket enthusiastically regulates traffic in De Pijp. ...

William I, William II, William III (1991)

A portrait of Jaap's good friend Willem. ...

The Tin Can Man (1991)

A man is trying to put empty cans into his torn coat pockets. There appear to be more and more cans lying on the street. ...

Cinexpérimentaux #11: Voyage dans le cinéma expérimental à Beyrouth - Avec Jaap Pieters au Liban (2015)

While filming a portrait of Dutch filmmaker Jaap Pieters, he evoked memories of a Lebanese friend who had disappeared, and his desire to trace his footsteps / to track him down. This project matched our own desire to learn about the state of Lebanese cinem ...

Cinématon (1978)

Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 years from 1978 until 2006, it consists of a series of over 2,821 silent vignettes (cinématons), each 3 ...