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Rolf de Heer

Director, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 4, 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
  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Known For

  • Bad Boy Bubby
  • Ten Canoes
  • Alexandra's Project
  • The Tracker
  • Charlie's Country
  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
  • The Survival of Kindness
  • The Quiet Room
  • The King Is Dead!
  • Alien Visitor
  • Incident at Raven's Gate
  • Dr. Plonk
  • Dingo
  • My Name is Gulpilil
  • Twelve Canoes
  • Another Country
  • Spank!
  • Tale of a Tiger
  • Serenades

Rolf de Heer 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
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema (TV Series) · as Self - Film Director
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
The Bazura Project (2011) (TV Series) · as Self
2006
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes · as Self - Narrator
2004
At the Movies (2004) (TV Series) · as Self
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 (TV Series) · as Self

2001
Serenades · as Script Editor

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