Olivier Terpstra

DOCUMENTARYINSTALLATION COMPOSING LIVE MUSIC RELEASES

Ik word 18
In production
Movie Premiere: NFF 2024

In collaboration with NTR, we are producing the TELEDOC CAMPUS documentary "IK WORD 18," about young AMV'ers (Unaccompanied Minor Immigrants) who have to become adults overnight in a foreign country.

Production company: Zouka
Broadcast: NTR
Producer: Asma El-Fassi
Director: Sarah Vasen
Camera: Gijs Wilbers
Sound recording: Olivier Terpstra

Niet Mijn Schuld
Online: NPO 3LAB

In virtually every country in the world, Dutch former students with student debts reside. Out of over 99,000 Dutch former students abroad, 26,000 are untraceable by DUO. The documentary 'Niet Mijn Schuld' portrays two former students abroad: Willemijn (24) and Pascal (35), illustrating the impact of a high student debt and the consequences of a passport blockade. The documentary aims to raise awareness about the psychological and socio-economic consequences of a high student debt and prompt a young audience to rethink taking out a study loan from DUO.

Production company: Klop Media
Broadcast: Omroep Zwart
Producer: Julian Klop
Director: Annick Luijkx
Camera: Patricia Gooijer
Sound design: Olivier Terpstra

Aut There
Online/TV: NPO 2DOC 04-03-2024

Zouka, in collaboration with Omroep Zwart, presents the documentary "Aut There": the very first Dutch film in which a Dutch-Moroccan woman shares her experience with autism. In "Aut There," Loubna, together with her mother, embarks on an inspiring road trip through France, reflecting on her experiences with autism in high school, friendships, work, and the daily challenges that come with this neurotype.

Production company: Zouka
Broadcast: Omroep Zwart
Directors: Loubna Yandouzi & Abdelkarim El-Fassi
Camera: Lars Ham
Sound recording: Olivier Terpstra
Mix: Sam van Eenbergen / Zondergeluid

Doodzwijgen

Screening: NFF 2023

Online: NPO 3LAB

A short documentary in which filmmaker Lisa Hukker and her mother delve into recently opened archives to uncover the NSB (Dutch Nazi Party) past of their (great) grandfather. The emotional journey brings painful truths to light.
During WWII, those who were 'wrong' could sometimes take that (family) secret to the grave. Until now. Monique (56), mother of the documentary maker Lisa Hukker, can finally investigate the precise background of her tainted surname after a change in the law, now that the Central Archive for Special Jurisdiction is open. In this intimate documentary, mother and daughter confront the truth head-on. What do they discover about the NSB past of their (great) grandfather? Will they, as descendants, be judged again for the actions of an ancestor, eighty years later?

Director: Lisa Hukker
Camera: Thom Loohuis
Sound recording: Olivier Terpstra, Bram van Kaauwen & David Warringa

DGTL Accelerate the future of creatives

“Giving room for young talent to grow really contributes to the new society and future. For this short documentary ‘Accelerate the future of creatives’ we sat down with artists, people from the creative industry and ABN AMRO. We talked about how to enter the music & arts industry as upcoming artists, the drive to create, the origins of electronic music, what organisations can do to accelerate growth and their hopes for the future of music and arts. Join us in this journey of different perspectives.

Production Company: Pastrami Film Co.
Director: Dominique Gimberg
D.O.P.: Bart Hoveijn
Producer: Dion Ghijsen
Sound recording: Olivier Terpstra

DGTL Road to Circularity Youtube

A hundred percent plant-based and waste-less food court, less than 100 grams waste per visitor, from pee to tea installations (yes, really), and flying in artists with sustainable aviation fuel: we've become the world’s first circular festival. We don’t have to tell you why that is important. But we do want to show you why it is more sustainable to dance with us during DGTL rather than staying home.

Production company: Session One
Producer & directed: Leanne Vink
Excetive producer: Timothy Wormhoudt & Leanne Vink
D.O.P: Nikolai van Nunen
Edit & colorgrade: Walter van Alewijk
Sound recording/sound mix: Olivier Terpstra

Contemplation & Doubt
Screenings: Summer 2021: Grote Kerk Breda

Mattijs van Bergen - Contemplation and Doubt for the exhibition The Grote Kerk Breda presents Royal Fashion Design, an exhibition featuring new creations by Dutch fashion designer Mattijs van Bergen. The exhibition will include his renowned ‘royal’ designs and a series of new pieces especially designed for the exhibition. The pieces are inspired by the strong women of the House of Nassau and the history of The Grote Kerk Breda. In particulair Johanna van Polanen and Engelbrecht II’s suit of armour. In this 6 min video Mattijs reflects on this & his creative process while making the dresses.

Production Company: Pastrami Film
Director: Dion Ghijsen
Camera: Marc Scherpenzeel
Sound design/composing: Olivier Terpstra

De wonderlijke wereld van SaveryPublic screenings: Mauritshuis, Den Haag
8 februari - 20 mei 2024

He was a pioneer in many fields, and introduced several new themes to Dutch painting. He made the Netherlands’ first floral still life, and was the most notable painter of the legendary (extinct) dodo. He was also the first artist who went out into the streets to draw ordinary people. His painted landscapes are often like a fairytale, featuring ancient ruins and marvellous vistas. And his animal paintings include so many species that it would be an understatement to describe them as 'crowded'.
Roelant Savery's Wondrous World, featuring over 40 paintings and drawings, including works on loan from museums in the Netherlands and abroad, will introduce visitors to this highly versatile artist.

Production company: Gado Gado Film & Mauritshuis Den Haag
Concept & Production - Marlyn van Gool
Design & Motion Design - Mette Menting
Handpan - Jelle Ligthart

Vrel, voorloper van VermeerPublic screenings: Mauritshuis, Den Haag
Spring 2023

Jacobus Vrel is a lesser-known Dutch painter whose works has been overshadowed by Vermeer's fame. While Vermeer paintings temporarily moved to the halls of the Rijksmuseum, the Mauritshuis made the decision to redirect the spotlight towards Vrel. This exhibition invites visitors to embark on a journey through the research conducted by the Mauritshuis, shedding light on the artist’s life of Vrel.

Production company: Gado Gado Film & Mauritshuis Den Haag
Sound design/composing: Olivier Terpstra

Borders are an Imaginary Line
Public screenings: 14 june - 2 july 2023 - BAK Gallery, Utrecht
December 2022: Casco Gallery, Utrecht
Nominated for HKU award 2023

Borders Are an Imaginary Line is part of an ongoing collaboration between Meshkat Talebi and Olivier Terpstra that combines prose, moving image, soundscapes and music to create an immersive audio-visual installation. The process is gradual, it grows like a conversation and starts with a recording of Talebi reading a piece of her writing, perhaps accompanied by some moving image suggesting a time or a place. Terpstra responds with a soundscape, a gesture or an effect. The conversation grows, call and response, refine and revise. They create a space to share their dialogue and offer the personal as political in a bid to explore a complex and often divisive issue. Within the exhibition, the artists will endeavor to incorporate a live performance as well. Throughout the performance, the artists will address the possibility of personal memories emerging in the public realm and how they can be used to address, question, and criticize broader topics such as politics, nationality, mother tongue, and the imaginary lines between West and East. Talebi and Terpstra challenge themselves to enact their working process live, sharing their dialogue of personal narrative, embodied language, shared sonic spaces and gestures in a bid to activate language, body and memory together with the audience.

Visuals and dialogue: Meshkat Talebi
Sound design/composing: Olivier Terpstra