Jessica van Tijn

Movies

United We Stand - Musicians in Time of War
Production Controller
A documentary about the relation between music and war.
De Kinderen van Truus
Co-Director
Before and during WWII, the Dutch war hero Truus Wijsmuller saved the lives of thousands of Jewish children. She was a woman so convinced of her mission that she flew to Vienna to negotiate a deal with Adolf Eichmann to let 10.000 mostly Jewish children leave their birth countries and flee to England and the Netherlands. In this documentary, 23 of the children look back on the extraordinary events.
The last part, 2nd part
Director
Emmy Verhey, top violinist, decides to quit after 54 active years of performing, starting at 14 years old. Documentary follows her through her last concert to her training another young gifted woman, only 15 years old.