26 September 2025, 19:00 - 23:00 BILLYTOWN: OPEN STUDIOS
My studio will be open for visitors! Billytown will open it doors for it’s annual Open Studios including The Archives by Peter van Beveren. This night we will also open the solo exhibition of Noa Zuidervaart: Cause and Effect and the group exhibition: Revealing the Layers by Reyhan Lál, Amol K Patil, Moe Satt and there will be a reading performance by Nolwenn Vuillier.
3 - 6 April 2025, Supermarket Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden. BUILDING FOR SALE! group installation
Melle de Boer, Sam Hersbach, Yukari Nakamichi, Alexander Webber and Vita Soul Wilmering represent Billytown at Supermarket Art Fair. The collaborative group installation “Building For Sale!” focuses on the concept of buildings as a skeleton for collective spaces, and on the place of artist initiatives in the city, pressured by- and bending around commercialised structures. The artworks refer to each of the six buildings in which Billytown has been located until now and are ‘for sale’ at the fair. ‘Building for Sale!’ presents works produced within the context of a dynamic artist initiative to question the value of space, both in terms of money and imagination.
29 March 2025, P1 Projects, Rotterdam TRAVELING LIGHT series of screenings
Screenings of The Failed Holiday at 15:30, and Lake Bottom Cinema at 18:00; on March 29.
The programme 'Traveling Light' is curated by Semâ Bekirović and features films made by visual artists, each approaching filmmaking in their own unique way. From desktop documentaries to experiments in communal script writing: these films radically play with both form and genre. The programme includes films by: Paulien Oltheten, Lonnie van Brummelen & Siebren de Haan, Hala Elkoussy, Vita Soul Wilmering, Diego Gutiérrez & Danniel Danniel & Kees Hin and Semâ Bekirović.
7 March - 26 April 2025, Billytown Den Haag SLAGDUIF group show
my film (un)scripted will be screened in the exhibition 'Slagduif'. 'Slagduif' is a group exhibition featuring all Billytown artists, approaching the gallery as a playing field. By chance, Billytown found out that the dimensions of its gallery exactly match the size of a badminton court.
22 January 2025, Cité des Arts, Paris OPEN STUDIO // ATELIER OUVERT screening
A performative screening in a space where two people decided to divorce. During the open studios at the Cité Paris, I will screen my short film The Failed Holiday in a site specific cinema full of 'divorce chairs'.
20 February 2024, 19:15, EYE Film, Amsterdam 25 February 2024, 21:15, EYE Film, Amsterdam EYE ON ART - Selected Artist's Moving Image screening
Screening of Lake Bottom Cinema during Eye on Art at the EYE Film museum in Amsterdam. In the programme, three other artist films of the Selected Eye Experimentals will be screened and on the 20th the screening will be followed by a Q&A.
1-4 February 2024, Van Nellefabriek, Rotterdam PROSPECTS - ART ROTTERDAM group show
My work (un)scripted will be on view during the exhibition Prospects at Art Rotterdam 2024. 86 artists who received an Artist Start grant from the Mondrian Fund will show their work during Art Rotterdam.
02 June, 5 pm, Woonhuis De Ateliers SCREENING + Q&A Lake Bottom Cinema
Special screening of Lake Bottom Cinema in Woonhuis De Ateliers during Amsterdam Art Week, followed by a conversation with Kris Petrasova (The Netherlands Institute Beeld & Geluid). The film will still be on display in the exhibition Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth until June 11.
01 - 11 June 2023, Woonhuis De Ateliers DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH Group show
Opening of the new exhibition space Woonhuis at De Ateliers during Amsterdam Art Week from 1 to 11 June. My new film Lake Bottom Cinema will be on display. OpeningL May 31, 5-7 pm Exhibition open: Thursday-Sunday, 1-6 pm
13 May, 20:30, Helicopter Den Haag SCREENING & EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
Screening of my film The Failed Holiday. Concerts by Christian Smith and Felix-Florian Tödtloff, at Helicopter Artist Collective, Ulenpasstraat 55 Den Haag.
13 March 2023, Cinema Lumière, Maastricht TRANSITIONS Video Art Festival Screening and conversation
A screening of Spiegl @ Transitions Video Art Festival and a conversation with Erik van Lieshout, Silvia Martes and Vita Soul Wilmering (Section 'Profile: Erik van Lieshout').
17 February 2023, 10.00, Institute for Sound & Vision, Hilversum REMIX Masterclass Artist talk (English)
Artist talk about working with film as a carrier of memory and my most recent project Lake Bottom Cinema. The talk is part of a masterclass about working with the archive of Sound & Vision.
01 December 2022, 18.00, ROZENSTRAAT a rose is a rose is a rose CARRIERS - Sybren Hellinga Art Prize Conversation
Conversation about the exhibition Carriers with Benjamin Francis, Olivia D'Cruz, Peter Scherrebeck Hansen, Sarjon Azouz and Vita Soul Wilmering. Moderated by Titus Nouwens.
13 Nov - 04 Dec 2022, Kunsthuis SYB Beetsterzwaag CARRIERS - Sybren Hellinga Art Prize - Kunsthuis SYB Group show
Spiegl in a group show with work of the artists who are nominated for the Sybren Hellinga Art Prize 2022. With Benjamin Francis, Olivia D'Cruz, Peter Scherrebeck Hansen, Sarjon Azouz and Vita Soul Wilmering. Curated by Titus Nouwens.
05 November 2022 - Amsterdam OYFN VEG SHTEYT A BOYM Screening
Screening of Oyfn veg shteyt a boym (On the road stands a tree, 29 min. 2017) with Q&A in MidWest, via Het Jonge Dromers Collectief presents: Klezmagic and friends. The film Oyfn veg sheyt a boym emerged from an encounter between the musicians of Klezmagic and Yitschak Spiegl, who became the protagonist of this film. This event consists of a series of screenings and concerts and both Klezmagic and Yitschak Spiegl will be present.
09 October 2022 - Warsaw (Poland) SPIEGL Screening
Premiere of SPIEGL (54 min. 2021) in Poland during the Dutch Film Week in Kino Muranów, in collaboration with Gutek Film and the Dutch Embassy. Thanks to SEE NL!
14 August 2022 - Orah (Bosnia and Herzegovina) LAKE BOTTOM CINEMA Site specific installation
On August 14 my project Lake Bottom Cinema will happen in the old village of Orah. An open air cinema on the temporary dry bottom of the Bileća lake screens a montage of found footage between the ruins of this flooded village.
01 July - 20 August 2022, Orah (Bosnia and Herzegovina) KAMEN ARTIST RESIDENCY Residency
Working on the project Cinema on the bottom of the lake: an open air cinema on the temporarily partly dried bottom of the Bileća lake, where ruins of flooded villages are exposed during the summer.
17 - 26 June 2022, Helicopter, Den Haag OUT OF TIME Group show
With Adine Azar Khan / Hooman Jeddy / Noemi Osselaer / Nolwenn Vuillier / Vita Soul Wilmering
Helicopter Artist Collective & Project Space Beatrijsstraat 10, Den Haag Expo open: June 18-19 & 24-26, 12-20h OPENING: June 17, 5pm (performance: 6pm) SUMMER CINEMA: June 25, 9pm
26 January - 06 February 2022, IFFR Rotterdam SPIEGL @ IFFR
Spiegl is officially selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022 in the Short&Mid-length section! Sadly the festival won't be a big event this year, but still very happy to be involved!
8 - 24 October 2021, De Ateliers, Amsterdam OFFSPRING EXHIBITION Always Hallways
Two of my new films (Spiegl and The Failed Holiday - episode 10) will be shown in a solo-presentation during the exhibition Always Hallways at De Ateliers, Amsterdam. Other artists: Rinella Alfonso / PHILTH HAUS / Brianna Leatherbury / Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia / Rah Naqvi / Pedram Sazesh / Sophie Soobramanien / Nolwenn Vuillier / Emiel Zeno
Open Wed-Sun, 12-6 pm Book your time slot via http://de-ateliers.nl/. De Ateliers, Stadhouderskade 86, Amsterdam
CROWDFUNDING Live stream concert May 6, 8:00 p.m. - online via this website OPERA SPIEGL
A sneak peek for my new video work 'Spiegl': a live concert of a documentary opera. The concert is part of a crowdfunding to cover the last costs to finish the film. 'Spiegl' is a video work about the story of Yitschak Spiegl, a Jewish man who fled Czechoslovakia in 1988 in his early twenties and stayed in Austria as a refugee. The film can be seen as an experimental documentary, combining many different narrative forms, with opera as a main theme.
Online via https://zigzag.de-ateliers.nl/ on September 5, 12 en 19 at 3:00 p.m. at radio Lonely Planet via JaJaJaNeeNeeNee BAÄL
RADIO PLAY, ONLINE During the show ZigZag at De Ateliers, you can listen online to the three episodes of BAÄL, a story about a man without a memory, wandering through a building full of strange figures. BAÄL is a collaboration between Sam D.P. Hersbach, who usually works with painting, and me. Listen to BAÄL at the radio or online.
The episodes will stay available on the website of JaJaJaNeeNeeNee and on my vimeo account.
13 March 2020, 9:30 pm, Sexyland Amsterdam - C A N C E L E D ATOFYL
ALBUM RELEASE // GROUP SHOW On this special night Philth Haus will release her new album, in the setting of a group show with performances, installation- and video work of Sophie Soobramanien, Maux Brauer, Rah Naqvi and me. I will do a sound performance in collaboration with Philth Haus, using a traditional instrument to transform acoustic sounds.
20 Dec 2019 and 05 Jan 2020 OP ZOEK NAAR EEN RECLAMEVLIEGTUIG SEARCHING FOR AN ADVERTISING PLANE
Solo concert / one woman show. The concert will be part of a crowdfunding to finance my new project Spiegl and I will perform a mix of songs, poems and music. The texts will be in Dutch, but music needs no translation.
Where: Korte Begijnestraat 17, Haarlem When: Friday December 20, 8pm and Sunday January 5th, 3pm
15 & 16 June 2019, Haarlem HOUTNACHT & HOUTFESTIVAL
Oyfn veg shteyt a boym wordt gedraaid in de filmcontainer tijdens Houtnacht en op het Houtfestival, een festival voor (wereld-)muziek, theater, dans en beeldende kunst.
Oyfn veg shteyt a boym wordt gedraaid bij De Pletterij in Haarlem. Het avondprogramma bevat nog een andere korte film en na de vertoningen is er tijd voor een nagesprek. Voor meer informatie, kijk hier.
Deuren open: 20:00, start film 20:30. Toegang is gratis. Adres: Lange Herenvest 122, Haarlem. Vooraf kun je eten bij de wereldkeuken, kijk voor meer informatie op https://pletterij.nl/
Iboyah will be screened on DocLisboa. The film is part of the Green Years section and will be screened in cinema São Jorge with two other short films. After the films there will be an Q&A. More info: https://www.doclisboa.org/2018/en/filmes/iboyah/
Cinema São Jorge, Av. da Liberdade 175, Lisbon 23 October, 11:00 a.m.
07 June 2018, Nijmegen (NL) LEVENS//WEG - RADBOUD UNIVERSITY
Following up on a talk about Oyfn veg shteyt a boym at the Radboud University in March, 2018, I am happy to present a screening of this film, combined with two other short films and a Q&A. The event Levens//weg is organized by Cultuur op de Campus and Expo Extravaganza. In the program, the other two films are 'Meisjes' by Guusje America and 'Edd' by Wendy Brugman.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the directors about their experiences of filmmaking by creating intimate friendships during the process and the filmmakers will share their questions about responsibility, the power of a camera and the borders of the image.
13 April - 21 July 2018, Nyon (CH) VISIONS DU RÉEL
Oyfn veg shteyt a boym is selected for the Film Market of Visions du Réel and will be available during the festival in Nyon, Switzerland, and online for three months. The screener is only available for Industry accredited professionals.
Film Market on the festival, 13 - 21 April Fri 13 April 2018 14:00-20:00, Sat-Thu 09:00-20:00, Fri 20 April 2018 09:00-17:00 Online Media Library from 13 April 2018 - 21 July 2018 More info: https://www.visionsdureel.ch/en/vdr-industry//vdr-film-market/
21 March 2018, Nijmegen (NL) SEX | THE TABOO SERIES - RADBOUD UNIVERSITY
The Taboo Series - SEX. There will be a lecture with related Q&A by Spoken Work-artist Anne Bosveld, an artist talk about the film Oyfn veg shteyt a Boym ('On the road stands a tree') and a conversation about the photographs of Sarah Fisher.
Each of the artist talks will take about 30 minutes and I will present Oyfn veg shteyt a boym by showing some fragments and discussing some of the main themes of the film.
