Joris Koptod Nioky is an avant-garde filmmaker from Amsterdam. His movies operate on the edge of documentary and fiction. His first two feature films, Portrait of a failed writer (Portret van een mislukt schrijver) and This is not who I am (Dit ben ik niet) both premiered at the Dutch Filmfestival. His debut film found an international premiere at FIDBA, the largest documentary filmfestival of South America. It was in competition for a Golden Kalf and won prize for Best Movie Debut.
Embedded Files
"Portrait of a failed writer" now available worldwide on Vimeo
This is not who I am / Dit ben ik niet
(2021, 96 min)
Filmmaker Joris Koptod Nioky moves in with his 71-year-old mother Rian to have her reflect on motherhood. They both have completely different views on who she was as a mother. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands, Rian reflects on her post WO II childhood in Rotterdam, her violent father, the commune she starts in the seventies with another couple, the swinging lifestyle and the complex family structure this behavior resulted in. Joris uses his movie THIS IS NOT WHO I AM to confront Rian with the traumatic events of the past.
Portrait of a failed writer / Portret van een mislukt schrijver
(2019, 95 min)
At the age of twenty-three Joris writes his first novel and starts filming himself while opening letters from publishing houses. He receives nothing but rejections letters, but keeps on writing. Eight novels in seventeen years. No one wants to publish his work, but he keeps on filming. He turns out documenting the distance between who he wants to be and who he actually is.
Search Year
(In production, expected release 2024)
After graduating from the art academy, Nadh Lingyun Cao comes into conflict with the Dutch bureaucracy. Due to his rebellious nature, he not only fights the system, but also himself.
Google Sites
Report abuse