Sil van der Woerd

What would mourning look like if it assumed a physical shape? An old hunter confronts it: He cannot and will not simply accept his wife's death.

The last surviving whale in the oceans meets its greatest enemy - man.

The rise and downfall of a family over the course of 20 years, in one living room, in a single shot.

Colossal floating blocks of concrete, as living monoliths, migrating through an untouched landscape, without context, without reference, lost in space and time, on the move to something bigger to fall in place.

Music video

The untold story of bird poaching in Southeast Asia. Forests are being cleared on a massive scale, and more than a thousand bird species are threatened with extinction. Almost no one knows about it.

Written and directed by Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy, ‘Birthplace’ was shot in Komodo and Bali, Indonesia, with the goal to reconnect people to our common origins, and bring awareness to the global issue of marine plastic pollution. Lyrically and visually, 'Birthplace' sends a poignant message about humanity's effect on our life-giving ecosystem, and the consequences of surrendering to the status quo of everyday materials.

Lolly Jane Blue travels her way down the earth layers, in search of her roots.

An exhausted, shivering girl is captured in a dark machinery world. As she escapes into her imagination, a mesmerizing world unfolds.

The true story of the hardships and sacrifices the sulphur miners of Kawah Ijen in Indonesia make in order to provide for their families.