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“Creative thinking may mean simply the realization   that there's no particular virtue in doing things the way they always have been done.”

― Rudolf Laban, choreographer & danstheoretic..

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Moniek van der Kallen is full of stories,

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My goal is to tell captivating stories. Stories that inspire. Dance, or film or social media, each medium is simply another mode of story telling. 

 

And each medium has it's own sets of rules, limits and opportunities.  

I am proud of: the awards EXPOSE won

At the Moondance International Film Festival:

  • the Short Film Award 2015.

At the Shortcutz Amsterdam Festival 2016: 

  • the Mr Zee Best Experimental Award

  • the Mr Zee Audience Award.

 

My interests​: 

  • media and culture journalism

  • climate change

  • life-long learning

  • feminism

  • sharing knowledge

Why film?​

 

As a kid, my time was spent watching Disney magic for the escapism and MTV  and The Music Factory to kill time.  Until one day, I stayed up late to watch the uncensored version of the ‘Smack my B* up’ music video from The Prodigy. A a fourteen year old, I thought I was a decent feminist, but this video made me aware of the traditional characteristics of men and women being ingrained in my brain. 

 

For the first time, I was gobsmacked with the impact a film had on me as a viewer, and my passion for film was born.

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​​Why production?

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Whether I'm producing a dance recital for 180 amateurs or a commisioned documentary about the skills of primary school children, it is a joy to create order for the creatives around me. I derive pleasure from my own creation process, as well as the creativity of others. 

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​​Why dance?

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From a very young age, I like being in the spotlight. When I was 5, I danced the Joropo on stage and got the know the such you feel on stage. I made my mom sign me up for jazz ballet. I flourished there and when I was 16 I started teaching dance. 

During my studies I kept on dancing and teaching and eventually became the president of the student dance society Studance. 

With the creation and direction of my first dance film, I knew: there is no greater accomplishment for me, than to share my own creation with the world. 

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Expose behind the scenes

Expose behind the scenes

Picture: Arash-Nikkhah.

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Muziek, film en dans

Explore behind the scense

Explore behind the scense

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"Moniek van der Kallen directiorial debut film EXPLORE was selected for the debutant competitie of the Dutch Film Festival in 2010.

Therefore she also became eligeble for the Film Prize of the city of Utrecht....

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...​​The film  received international 

acclaim by selections for several   (dance) film festivals.

Impressive for a debut film, a film for which Moniek also was responsible for the choreography."

                                                           - Dyzlo Film

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