Aliona van der Horst
Directing
- Born
- January 10, 1970 (age 56) · Moscow, USSR (Russia)
In her 20 years of filmmaking Aliona van der Horst (born in in Russia, raised in the Netherlands) has received multiple international awards for her films, which were screened at film festivals around the world. Because of her personal, poetic and cinematic vision, her films are profoundly compelling and touching. Her most recent film, Love is Potatoes, won a number of awards, including the Golden Calf Award (Dutch Oscar) in 2018. Her films revolve around the question of how ordinary people's lives are shaped by historical events. By zooming in to a very intimate level she tells a universal story full of compassion. Most of her work deals with Russia, a country with which she has a love/hate relationship. Retrospectives of her work were held in Barcelona, Kiev and Belgrade. She is a member of the Documentary branch of AMPAS.
Known for
Boris Ryzhy
December 1, 2008
Love Is Potatoes
October 12, 2017
The Lady with the White Hat
April 1, 1997
Water Children
July 14, 2011
Gerlach
December 14, 2023
Voices of Bam
January 1, 2006
After the Spring of '68
December 15, 2000
The Hermitage Dwellers
March 9, 2006
Turn Your Body to the Sun
November 20, 2021
The Dissident and the KGB General
January 1, 1998
Behind the camera14
- 2023Gerlach Director
- 2021Turn Your Body to the Sun Screenplay, Director
- 2017Love Is Potatoes Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Director
- 2015Folkert de Jong Director
- 201315 Attempts Director of Photography, Director
- 2013Don't Shoot the Messenger Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
- 2011Water Children Editor, Director, Story
- 2008Boris Ryzhy Screenplay, Director
- 2006The Hermitage Dwellers Screenplay, Director
- 2006