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Truus Children (2022)

In the feature-length documentary Truus’ Children a new resistance hero, the Dutch Truus Wijsmuller (1896-1978) is presented on the world-historic stage. Her story was almost completely hidden for 75 years but is brought to life by the memories of the courageous survivors who were saved with the help of Mrs. Wijsmuller. The directors dedicated over three years to research the complete story of this Dutch Oskar Schindler, a woman so dedicated, stubborn and convinced of her mission that she flew to Vienna in December of 1938 to negotiate a deal with Adolf Eichmann to let around 10.000 mostly Jewish children leave their birth countries and flee to England, some staying behind in Holland too.

  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Director
  • Jessica van Tijn
    Director
  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Writer
  • Jessica van Tijn
    Writer
  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Producer
  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Key Cast
    "Pamela Sturhoofd"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 34 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 3, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    400,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Amsterdam
Distribution Information
  • Pamela Sturhoofd
    Sales Agent
    Country: Netherlands
    Rights: Free TV
Director Biography - Pamela Sturhoofd, Jessica van Tijn

Pamela Sturhoofd studied Communication- and Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. This was the start of a long career in the media world . Via several production companies, she eventually worked as an executive producer at Endemol Netherlands. At the same time, she completed her studies in direction and presentation at the Media Academy in Hilversum. This was followed by an international path that eventually led to the creation of her own company Special Eyes Productions with Jessica van Tijn. Together they directed several documentaries wordwide.
Jessica van Tijn completed studies in International Relations and Communication Sciences at the UvA, followed by a postgraduate IB course at Clingendael Institute and a directing course at the Media Academy in Hilversum, led to a career for Jessica van Tijn that started with Dutch radio and television (VPRO/VARA). The knowledge and experience gained were used in 1998 to set up the media company Special Eyes Productions with Pamela Sturhoofd. A long stay in Mexico followed, in which parts of Latin America were traveled and from which there was intensive cooperation on all Special Eyes productions.

For more information: www.special-eyes.nl

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