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MAARTEN KAL | DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER
The showreel shows a selection of documentary film s that I worked on in the past years. Recent work not included. Links to the entire films provided where possible.

Documentary Films (selection)

Dorian & Kiran’s road to Tokyo| Director and Cinematographer | 2020
Dorian is an Olympic windsurfer with two gold medals on his name. He trains together with his pupil Kirian, but only one of them can qualify for the Olympics games in Tokyo. Dorian has two kids and needs to divide his time. Can he still beat his friend Kiran and qualify? The film (45m.) will be aired by RTL 4 / Videoland in Summer 2020.

How to Survive a Dictatorship | Cinematographer and Editor | 2019
With journalist Emmie Kollau, Maarten made six mini-documentaries, exploring strategies how people survived European dictatorships. The series are part of a multi-media exposition that pops up in several museums and venues throughout Europe.

Voices of Vincent | Director | 2017 www.vimeo.com/232633167
Vincent hears voices and wonders where they come from. Are they hallucinations or
spirits from another world? The film is currently screening on film festivals worldwide,
including the Netherlands, Russia, Portugal and Colombia

Glass: My unfulfilled life | Cinematographer | 2019 https://youtu.be/OTL1R0Nx5ow
In a personal quest, award winning director Rogier Kappers decides to chance his life and
become a street musician. Currently in production, with support of Media Fund and KRO-NCRV as the broadcaster.

The passion of Geoff Muldauer | Co-Cinematographer | 2019
With director Caroline Dijckmeester, I am working on an intimate portrait of an American
folk singer who comes to Amsterdam to record an album with classical musicians. In
production.

Socotra once and today | Cinematographer | 2014 https://vimeo.com/108670463
Director Felisa Jiminiez (Colombia) made a film in Yemen about its breathtaking nature
and ancient customs, portraying the live of a Bedouin goat herder and a family of
fishermen. The documentary screened on festivals such as Bogoshorts (2017) and
MIDBO (Colombia 2016), where the film won the Señal Award. Also screened on Colombian TV.

Azadaar | Cinematographer | 2017 https://vimeo.com/202660212
Multiscreen video installation about the ritual of Azadaar; which shows Shiite selfpunishment
to remember of the historic loss of Karbala. This work of art, directed by
Ayamus, was included in the program of the International Film Festival Rotterdam
(IFFR) in 2017.

How Captain Longhair saved the world | Director & Cinematographer | 2012

The film follows the unbelievable adventures of Captain Longhair, following his odyssey
to bring aid goods to Haiti by sailing vessel. The documentary was broadcasted on
HollandDoc as well as minor film festivals.

Iboga, the forbidden elixir | Director & Cinematographer | 2019
| https://vimeo.com/20037941
Myths and facts get intertwined in the director’s search for the effectiveness of world’s
strongest hallucinogenic plant extract. In development. Sleeping project.

Vanaf Nu | Co-Cinematographer | 2014 https://vimeo.com/100811574
Director Bart van den Aardweg made a documentary about young Dutch rappers
making their way to the big stage. Screened online and on Xite TV.

A million dreams | Co-Cinematographer | 2016 https://vimeo.com/209366795
Upcoming director Isabel Lamberti made a branded documentary about the dreams of
Dutch urban musicians. The film reached an online audience of half a million.

Tales of French Congo | Director & Cinematographer | 2017
https://storycollective.film/en/portfolio/tales-of-odzala
With Storming Donkey Productions GmbH I shot and directed ‘behind the scenes’ footage about the art project Tales of Us, about stories from Africa’s biggest rainforest in the Congo. Also I shot a film about photographer Pieter Henket’s making of the book ‘Tales of Us’, which is about the fairytales of the local population. Also we made the drone shots for the film ‘The little Fish and the Crocodile’. The entire project was presented in the Barberini Museum, Berlin in June 2018.

T: +31 6 11 310 577
E: maarten@storycollective.film
W: www.storycollective.film

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