Jellie Dekker

Hazentijd, A Documentary On Han Bennink

Jellie Dekker

Documentary film on visual artist / percussionist Han Bennink, which depicts his development from youth into the uncompromising improviser he is today. By the closing credits, we can understand why he might be called "an Indian from the Netherlands".

AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

Jellie Dekker

Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink

This feature-length documentary chronicles the life and playful methods of Dutch pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg, a significant figure in post-WWII European Jazz and free improvisation. Archival footage, rehearsal / performance sequences and interviews with both Mengelberg (the "godfather of Dutch improvised music") and key collaborators provide a clear insight in Mengelberg's original way of thinking and way of working.