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Lisette Olsthoorn, born 1982, lives and works in Amsterdam, Holland

education

2009 – 2011 | Nederlandse Film en Televisie Academie | master film 2005 – 2007 | Gerrit Rietveld Academie | audiovisuel design 2004 – 2005 | Gerrit Rietveld Academie | writing 2001 – 2003 | Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht | photography

projects

2011 | Into the Wood (Naar het Bos) 21’

2009 | Fermate / What’s home when the heart is lost?

2008 | Olaf and Patricia (Olaf en Patricia) Staged conversation between three people on a train. Part of the Over het weer en dergelijke dingen [About the weather and such] project.

2008 | About the weather and such (Over het weer en dergelijke dingen)

2007 | From the Bus (Uit de Bus)

2006 | Resides at: Hotel (Verblijfplaats: Hotel) 27’ Documentary shot at a hotel that is simultaneously in use as a temporary residence for the homeless. Resides at: Hotel concentrates on the movements of three inhabitants in their rooms and reveals the blinding effect that the hotel's luxury sometimes has on their reality.

2005 | Minutes of Fame 10’ Interviews (staged) with people who want to be famous. Using utterances from real Hollywood stars.

2005 | Roy 15' Short documentary about a man who writes lyrics and sends them to Madonna and George Michael hoping to be allowed to record a duet with them.