Rolf de Heer

Directing·May 4, 1951·Heemskerk, The Netherlands

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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).

Film	Credit
The Survival of Kindness2023 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
In the Same Garden2016 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Charlie's Country2013 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The King Is Dead!2012 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Twelve Canoes2009 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Dr. Plonk2007 · Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer	Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes2006 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Ten Canoes2006 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Alexandra's Project2003 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Tracker2002 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dance Me to My Song1998 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
Alien Visitor1997 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
The Quiet Room1996 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Bad Boy Bubby1993 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Dingo1991 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Incident at Raven's Gate1989 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
TThank You Jack1986 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Tale of a Tiger1984 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
TThe Audition1979 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
TThe Colonel1978 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director