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ASTRID BUSSINK

Documentary filmmaker, story editor and educator. I also measure what stories leave out.

I direct documentaries and work with other filmmakers from first research to final cut. I also teach documentary directing and advise on film projects and talent development.

Selected work

All films ↗
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

The Missing Measure

Some of my work uses numbers instead of footage. It measures what usually goes uncounted.

Live · tax year 2026

MAN TAX

A voluntary yearly tax for men. It bills what women in the Netherlands pay more than men, and every amount comes with its source.

We pay. You pay.Filing opens 1 March 2027
In development

Dutch Angle

Who gets to speak in films, measured from the film itself. A tool and a growing archive.

Not public yet

Projects in development

Documentary · in development

The Last Bastion

A documentary project about Wikipedia.

Documentary · in development

The Boy Who Vanished

An investigation into a wartime diary and its missing author.

Alongside directing

Story Consultancy ↗Teaching & Mentoring ↗Advisory & Selection ↗
Riservato · Southern Italy

A private film week where your team makes one documentary together, in five days.

truestoryclub.com
A long laid table under stone arches.

Now

BlijfBoos
BLIJF BOOS Free stickers · Read more (NL) ↗MAN TAX We pay. You pay. Filing opens 1 March 2027 ↗True Story Club A private documentary week for teams in Southern Italy ↗Netherlands Film Academy Documentary directing tutorNPO Fund Adviser · Fiction, Youth and Talent