These 10 independent and avant-garde films from the Netherlands were programmed by Holland Experimental Film, a foundation created in 1976 for the advancement of experimental cinema. The contemporary Dutch avant-garde cinema begins with the work of Frans Zwartjes, and continues through his students at the Free Academy in The Hague, as well as through other young cineastes at work in the Netherlands today.

Transformation by Holding Time
Paul de Nooijer is one of the best known still photographers in the Netherlands. His work is predominantly concerned with the relationship between figures and complex patterned environments.
• By Paul de Nooijer. (1976, 3 mins, color)

Katarakt
One of Jan Ketelaars' prime concerns is the rhythmic manipulation of simple subjects.
• By Jan Ketelaars. (1977, 10 mins)

Photographing the Model

• By Jan Ketelaars. (1980, 5 mins)

Keep on Turning
Karin Wiertz and Jacques Verbeek are regarded as the leading experimental animators in the country.
• By Karin Wiertz and Jacques Verbeek. (1973, 3 mins)

Kitchen
Created by the compilation and hand coloring of 5-6,000 still photographs.
• By Peter Horree. (1974, 2-1/2 mins, color)

Living
Frans Zwartjes is the father of the contemporary Dutch avant-garde film movement. His work includes the developing and printing of his own films.
• By Frans Zwartjes. (1971, 15 mins, color)

Zee (Sea)
The stark poetic quality of this film brings out the mood of a country surrounded by the sea.
• By Gijs Schneemann. (1977, 3 mins)

Horizontals

• By Bart Vegter. (1981, 6 mins, silent)

Ten Past Six
Luyken is a widely exhibited painter whose frenetic pace of living is reflected in his filmic style.
• By Edward Luyken. (1979, 10 mins, color)

Hors D'Oeuvres
A series of small vignettes which evoke an intimate picture of the country.
• By Ruud Monster. (1979, 34 mins, color)