metimes even killed. This film tells the story of the children living in the world’s one and only ‘witch’ orphanage.
CRIPS: Strapped ‘n Strong
80-minute cinema documentary about the Dutch CRIPS, a violent streetgang specialising in ripdeals and rapmusic. Broadcasted by BNN and shown in national cinemas around Holland. Funded by Dutch Filmfund, CoBo-fonds and BNN. Produced by Pieter van Huystee Films and Revolver Media Productions.
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2007 BBC 2
Newsnight: Bad Blood
Investigative news report (25’) on British blood scandal. Thousands of British haemophiliacs are living with life-threatening viruses – like HIV and hepatitis – contracted from NHS and commercial blood products. We uncovered startling, and damning new evidence that suggests some doctors used haemophiliacs to test out new blood products.
Link: BBC News Night
2006 NPS/Nederland 2
NOVA: Piracy
A report on modern piracy in Southeast Asia for NOVA. We spent several weeks in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Among interviews and other scenes, we filmed with the Malaysian Coastguard while on patrol. We also managed to get an interview with two pirates who used to be part of a big gang attacking ships in the Straits of Malacca, sometimes even killing their victims. We are the first journalists to ever have interviewed pirates on camera.
Link: NOVA
Haagse Sjonnie
50-minute documentary about small-time criminal and football hooligan. Funded by Dutch Filmfund, Stimuleringsfonds, Rotterdams Filmfonds and IKON.
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De VolkskrantNRC Handelsblad
2005 BBC1
Paparazzi II
New 4×60 minutes part series about agency Big Pictures. With many exotic locations, such as Los Angeles, Barbados, St Vincent, Morocco, France, Fiji and Antigua.
2004 BBC 1
Paparazzi
a 3×60 part series on Big Pictures, London’s biggest paparazzi-agency. A true insight into the business, featuring car chases, camouflaged hiding in bushes and break-ins to filmsets. Mags and Joost worked alone most of the time, doing all the filming while following photographers around with DV-camera and radio mics.
NOVA Kashmir
10-minute news-report on the effects of the ceasefire in Srinagar (India) for NOVA. Made of our own backs, on a limb, with a small DV-camera and a poor sound kit. Mags and Joost went into Kashmir without official back-up.
Joost: ‘Because of the unofficial character of our operation, we managed to get very close to the repressed people of Kashmir. We witnessed horrible situations. Our report focussed on the killing of an innocent rickshaw-driver by the Indian Army, which caused an outbreak of riots with the Army firing at civilians.’
Link: NOVA
2003 BBC 1
Bianca: Diary of a Delinquent
The incredible journey of a delinquent teenager filmed over a period of ten years. 50-minute documentary for One Life Series (BBC 1)
2002 Channel 4
Hacer la Luna
Joost’s graduation film about an aspiring young Spanish bullfighter which explores the blurry boundaries between fiction and documentary. Screened at Dochouse and National Film Theatre. Broadcasted in Channel 4’s The Zone. Nominated for Royal Television Academy Awards 2004 as Best Student Factual.
Films Mags Gavan 2002 and before :
Home Truths film:
Dying for a cure film:
Dead man walking film:
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