Direction: Manon de Boer

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Manon de Boer. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Sylvia Kristel - Paris

2003 · Documentary · 39 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Sylvia Kristel

Plot Sylvia Kristel – Paris is a portrait of Sylvia Kristel, best known for her role in the 1970’s erotic cult classic Emmanuelle, as well as a film about the impossibility...

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Oumi (S)

2019 · Documentary · 15 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Oumi Niang

Plot Third part of the trilogy From Nothing to Something to Something Else. Oumi focuses on just one girl quietly improvising with objects around her, singing, and often withdrawn in her...

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An Experiment in Leisure

2016 · Documentary · 36 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot An Experiment in Leisure explores the link between free time and creativity, between leisure and the kind of imaginative contemplation it facilitates.

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Attica (S)

2008 · Documentary · 3 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot Experimental film about Jazz.

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Presto, Perfect Sound (S)

2006 · Documentary · 6 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot The film depicts composer and violinist, George Van Dam, performing the fourth movement of a Bartok violin sonata. In order to achieve the ‘perfect’ soundtrack, de Boer edited together the...

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Bella, Maia and Nick

2018 · Documentary · 26 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot First part of the trilogy From Nothing to Something to Something Else. Bella, Maia and Nick witnesses the reunion of three teenagers surrounded by musical instruments in a room overlooking...

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Think About Wood, Think About Metal

2011 · Documentary · 48 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Robyn Schulkowsky

Plot A portrait of the American percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky.

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Two Times 4’33’’ (S)

2008 · Documentary · 9 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot Experimental film about John Cage’s famous musical piece.

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Sequenza (S)

2014 · Documentary · 14 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer · George Van Dam

Plot Sequenza is an experimental film project by Manon de Boer and George van Dam based on the composition Sequenza VIII for solo violin by Luciano Berio.

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The Untroubled Mind (S)

2016 · Documentary · 8 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

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Dissonant (S)

2010 · Documentary · 11 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Cynthia Loemij

Plot Dance and repetition interact with film language.

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Caco, João, Mava and Rebecca

2019 · Documentary · 49 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Caco Lebre · João Pataco · Mava José · Rebecca Axt

Plot Second part of the trilogy From Nothing to Something to Something Else. The film follows 4 teenagers improvising with dance and movement. The camera follows each of them in long...

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Maud Capturing the Light ‘On a Clear Day’ (S)

2015 · Documentary · 2 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot Agnes Martin is one of my favourite artists. A collector I know, Maud B., owns two screen prints by Agnes Martin from the series On a Clear Day. She has...

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One, Two, Many (S)

2012 · Documentary · 22 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Plot The film one, two, many is made up of three performances: a flute piece with continuous breathing, a spoken monologue, and a song by four singers in front of an...

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Resonating Surfaces (S)

2005 · Documentary · 39 min. · Belgium

Direction Manon de Boer

Cast Suely Rolnik

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Villes saisies/Gewonnen steden

2007 · Documentary · 70 min. · Belgium

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