Michael Dudok de Wit

The Red Turtle (2016)

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds. ...

The Aroma of Tea (2006)

The Aroma of Tea is a 2006 Dutch animated short film made by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It shows how a small sphere travels in a determined and rhythmical manner through landscapes, emerging at the end into a larger sphere of white light. Both the graphic brus ...

Father and Daughter (2001)

A father says goodbye to his young daughter. In time the daughter grows old, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father. ...

Charlie's Christmas (1998)

Grand-Jacques the postman watches a mysterious wicker basket slowly float down from the sky and discovers a baby holding a small bell, and the adventure starts. ...

T.R.A.N.S.I.T. (1998)

Time winds backward through a series of vignettes, tracing through the fate of a reckless baroness and two men who fight to possess her. ...

The Monk and the Fish (1994)

A plump and exuberant monk goes fishing, and a playful fish eludes him. First the monk uses a rod and reel, then a net; over and over, he ends up fish-less and wet. Sleepless, he tries luring the fish at night with a bank of candles. He tries a bow and arr ...

The Little Circus and Other Tales (1994)

Tom Sweep (1992)

A cute little guy is trying to do the right thing and clean up his neighborhood. However, when he approaches a garbage can to empty it, one thoughtless person after another come by and make an even bigger mess. ...

The Interview (1978)

A man interviews people. Michael Dudok de Wit graduated from the West Surrey College of Art with this film. ...

The Longing of Michael Dudok de Wit (2016)

Michael Dudok de Wit was asked by the famous Japanese animation studio Ghibli, to create his first feature length animated film. This would be Ghibli's first international co-production ever. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Doebele followed Dudok de Wit and hi ...