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Astrid Bussink, films, art and story editing.

Documentary director, story consultant and visual artist

Selected work

2017Documentary

Listen

A cat sits beside a white telephone and a cactus against a yellow background in Listen.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IDFA / Special Jury Award
2025Story editing

House of Hope

A woman looks across a dry, hilly landscape in House of Hope.

Directed by
Marjolein Busstra

Story editing / Astrid Bussink
2005Documentary

The Angelmakers

An older woman and man sit outside a house in The Angelmakers.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IDFA / First Appearance Award
2014Documentary

Giovanni and the Water Ballet

Giovanni practises the splits beside an indoor swimming pool.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

Berlinale / Generation Kplus Special Prize
2010Documentary

My Enschede

A person sits in an armchair in front of a projected street scene in My Enschede.

A film by
Astrid Bussink

IFFR / World premiere
Collaborations

Other people’s films

Obada, in an image from the trailer published by the Netherlands Film Festival.

From research
to the edit

Working with filmmakers
Teaching

Teaching & labs

Astrid Bussink, photographed in black and white, smiling towards the camera.

Research / Filming
Ethics / Editing

Teaching & mentoring
Films / art / collaborations / teachingWork in progress ↓
01

DOCvillage · October 2026

Coaching at CineSud’s documentary residency in Sittard, 5–9 October, with John Appel and Martijn Blekendaal.

Teaching and programme ↗
02

House of Hope · Hot Docs 2026

Marjolein Busstra’s film won Best International Feature Documentary. I worked on dramaturgy and story development during development and production.

The film and my role ↗
03

Documentary directing · Film Academy

Research, filming, editing and the ethical decisions within a film plan. Teaching and supervision at the Netherlands Film Academy.

Teaching practice ↗

Making films,
working with images

A documentary made from children’s telephone calls. An album assembled with strangers. Photographs found while researching the lives of people who died alone. My work moves between documentary, photography and archives. Alongside it, I work with other filmmakers and teach documentary directing.

About Astrid ↗
Constructions of Happiness: a posed photograph at the Grand Canyon.Photography, participation & archives ↗