Leonard Retel Helmrich

Leonard Retel Helmrich

Born 16 August 1959 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Died 15 July 2023 (aged 63)

Leonard Retel Helmrich was a Dutch filmmaker who worked as a drama director and cameraman in the Netherlands before going to Indonesia to make a series of documentaries that have won awards world wide. His most famous film Shape Of The Moon won Best Documentary in the World Docs Competition at Sundance 2005 as well as at the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2004.

Director

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2011
Position Among the Stars Director
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2005
Shape of the Moon Director
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2001
The Eye of the Day Director
Moving Objects
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1991
Moving Objects Director

Cinematographer

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2011
Position Among the Stars Camera Operator
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2005
Shape of the Moon Camera Operator
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2001
The Eye of the Day Camera Operator
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2013
Raw Herring Director of Photography

Crew

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2009
Beautiful Crazy Cinematography
Vrouwen van vandaag
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1993
Vrouwen van vandaag Cinematography

Writer

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2011
Position Among the Stars Writer
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1990
Het Phoenix Mysterie Writer

Editor

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1986
Burp! Editor

Producer

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2017
Tarling is Darling Executive Producer