Bianca Stigter

Birth : 1964-01-01, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

History

Bianca Stigter (born 1964; Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch documentary director, film producer, journalist and historian. She studied history and the author of several books and writes for NRC Handelsblad. Stigter produced the film 12 Years a Slave by her partner, filmmaker Steve McQueen. As a film critic, in 2006 she was one of the three members of the jury of the Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films. Three Minutes: A Lengthening is her first film.

Profile

Movies

Occupied City

Writer

A door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts Amsterdam, and a journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.

Occupied City

Producer

A door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts Amsterdam, and a journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.

Occupied City

Book

A door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts Amsterdam, and a journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Writer

The story of the only three minutes of footage —a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938— showing images of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk (Poland) before the beginning of the Shoah.

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

Director

The story of the only three minutes of footage —a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938— showing images of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk (Poland) before the beginning of the Shoah.

Widows

Associate Producer

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.

12 Years a Slave

Producer

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.