Letters to Vincent

Hannah van Tassel / Documentary / 2023 / 25'
In 1889, world famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh arrived at the psychiatric health institution Saint-Paul de Mausole in France. Nowadays, the health institution still exists and patients can still paint there. Through Van Gogh’s letters and the experiences of the current patients, this film explores the line between madness and creativity.

Partners

Broadcaster
NTR
Financed by
Teledoc Campus: Netherlands Film Fund, NPO Fund, CoBO

Credits

DOP
Rogier Timmermans NSC
Editor
Dorith Vinken NCE
Sound recording
Bouwe Mulder
Sound design & mixage
Luuk Hoogstraten and Zita Leemans
Composer
Nico Maas

Festivals

Nederlands Film Festival, 2023
Sheffield DocFest, 2024
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, 2024
PLONS! Festival, 2024