Hum of Holland

A documentary about the Dutch soundscape. What does the Netherlands really sound like?

What does the Netherlands sound like? Do we still take the time to listen carefully to the sounds around us? Or is the soundscape so satiated that we prefer to seclude ourselves? How does all this sound affect us? And is there a place left in the Netherlands that is really quiet? With these questions in mind, Stella van Voorst van Beest leads us through the Netherlands to make us experience those extraordinary, everyday sounds.

72’ / DCP / colour   

Original title: HOE LUIDT HET LAND?
DIR: Stella van Voorst van Beest
Prod: Volya Films
Co-prod: Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation       
Sc: Stella van Voorst van Beest           
D.O.P.: Sander Snoep
Completed: September 2012       
Language: Dutch (English subtitles)   

Stella van Voorst van Beest:
Second feature length documentary.
a.o. PRISONERS OF THE GROUND (2009, doc), WHEN THE NEIGHBOR SINGS (2002, short doc), IT’S NOT GONNA WORK...(2000, short doc).

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HLHL trailer UK h264 720 from Volya Films on Vimeo.