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- Highlights 2015
- Dutch darlings on DVD
- 'Welcome home' on IDFA & TV
- Films shown in November
- 'Only the best for our son'
- 'Its your country' honoured
- Winst en verlies / Future June on Yamagata
- The Salesmen of Happiness on NPO 2 Oct 27th
- Viewing Dedicated to Dance Oct 7th
- Last Portraits on Dutch Film Festival
- Diaries broadcasted in NPO Doc
- Floating bodies nominated!
- Taking the Plunge shown at Buster
- Blame Omar on BVN
- The Family Ensemble back on tv
- Janina Pigaht on the radio
- The Diaries of an Elephant
- My Granny Lien awarded!
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- Mathildelicious
- El Sonido in Washington
- TAKING THE PLUNGE shown once more!
- THE DIARIES OF AN ELEPHANT
- BLOODY FOX on Holland Doc 24
- The Silent Historian
- Premiere on IDFA
- Kids&Docs premiere on Cinekid
- Oma Lien on Z@pp
- Bloody Fox in Wildlife Competition
- Three films on NFF
- Promo Blame Omar wins Award!
- Rotvos at Film&Science Fest
- Uitzending 'Onverwacht'
- The Silent Historian
- Follow the Bloody FoxFox
- Het Oordeel on TV
- Blame Omar on DVD
- Blame Omar on INPUT 2011
- Blame Omar selected for EURODOK 2011
- Coming soon on DVD
- DVD Unexplainable
- Bloody Fox is nominted for the 'Beeld en Geluid Award 2010'!
- Het zwijgen van Loe de Jong
- World Premiere BLAME OMAR
- Keatshert on BABEL FilmFest
- Debat over natuurbeheer
The Silent Historian
The Silent Historian, a film by Simonka de Jong, is now on DVD.
Order the DVD now!
The grandpa of the director was the historian Loe de Jong, who was famous for his lifetime work, as the author of the History of the Netherlands in World War II. De Jong grew to the national conscience when it came to the war history of public figures as Prince Claus. After his death the family made a discovery: Loe had personal documents concealed about his twin brother, Sally, who didn't survived the war. Why Loe has never handed over these letters to the children of Sally, who did survive? DUring their lives they looked for traces of what once was, a family that due to the war has fallen apart for good. An emptiness that never seems to be completely filled in. The film follows Daan, the youngest son of Sally, in his search for photos, letters, and fragments of memories of his parents. Using archive footage and interviews, the filmmaker tries to find out why her grandfather has always been silent towards the family.
