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counting my drawings - Gerrit van Dijk (2020)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 56M

Director : Emma Westermann

Synopsis

Emma Westermann's documentary shows the final six months in the life of Dutch animation grandmaster Gerrit van Dijk. Every night, he makes one drawing for his last animation films. A cinematic testament to one of the most distinguished Dutch film artists of our times.

Actors

Gerrit van Dijk
Gerrit van Dijk

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Emma Westermann
Emma Westermann
Director

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