Rolf de Heer

Director, Writer, Producer

4 May 1951 (74 years)
Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951; Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. He attended the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture, Dingo, in which the jazz legend Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Charlie's Country
    Charlie's Country2013
  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
    The Old Man Who Read Love Stories2001

Known For

  • Bad Boy Bubby
    Bad Boy Bubby1993
  • Ten Canoes
    Ten Canoes2006
  • Alexandra's Project
    Alexandra's Project2003
  • The Tracker
    The Tracker2002
  • Charlie's Country
    Charlie's Country2013
  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
    The Old Man Who Read Love Stories2001
  • The Survival of Kindness
    The Survival of Kindness2023
  • The Quiet Room
    The Quiet Room1996
  • Alien Visitor
    Alien Visitor1997
  • The King Is Dead!
    The King Is Dead!2012
  • Encounter at Raven's Gate
    Encounter at Raven's Gate1988
  • Dr. Plonk
    Dr. Plonk2007
  • Dingo
    Dingo1991
  • My Name is Gulpilil
    My Name is Gulpilil2021
  • Twelve Canoes
    Twelve Canoes2009
  • Another Country
    Another Country2015
  • Spank
    Spank1999
  • Tale of a Tiger
    Tale of a Tiger1984
  • Serenades
    Serenades2001

Filmography

2025
Ten Canoes: Sydney Film Festival Q&A · as Self - Co-Director Of 'ten Canoes'
2021
2021
Dingo: The Desert Runway · as Self - Director
2018
2017
2009
Into the Shadows · as Self
2008
2008
Rolf De Heer · as Self
2008
Dr Plonk: The Hand Cranked Camera · as Self - Director
2008
Making 'Dr Plonk' · as Self - Director
2008
Juggling 'Dr Plonk' · as Self - Director
2008
The 'Dr Plonk' Score · as Self - Director
2008
Dr Plonk: The Ball Crazy Dog · as Self - Director
2007
2007
2007
Ten Canoes: Interview with Rolf De Heer · as Self - Producer, Writer And Director Of 'ten Canoes'
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes · as Self - Narrator
2005
Being Bubby · as Self
2004
2004
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories: Popcorn Taxi Q&A · as Self - Director & Screenwriter
2003
2003
2003
2003
The Tracker: Director Rolf De Heer Interviewed by David Stratton · as Self - Interviewee & Director Of 'the Tracker'
2003
The Tracker: Outtakes · as Self - Narrator & Director Of 'the Tracker'
2003
2003
The Tracker: Peter Coad Featurette · as Self - Director Of 'the Tracker'
2002
2002
1991
The Movie Show · as Self

2001
Serenades · as Script Editor