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LuitBieringa

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Art historian, photography enthusiast and former National Art Gallery boss Luit Bieringa added filmmaking to his bow in 2005. His documentary Ans Westra: Private Journeys/Public Signposts — made for TVNZ's Artsville slot — played in extended form at the 2006 NZ International Film Festival. Working alongside his wife Jan, Luit got three more arts-related docos into the fest: The Man in the Hat (2009), a portrait of Wellington art dealer Peter McLeavey, The HeART of the Matter, about changes in arts teaching in Aotearoa after WWll, and Signed, Theo Schoon (2021), a portrait of artist Theo Schoon. Luitjen Hendrik Bieringa died on 21 June 2022.

Screenography

In Memoriam 2022
2022 Subject Short film
Signed, Theo Schoon
2021 Director, Writer Film
The HeART of the Matter
2016 Director Film
The Man in the Hat
2009 Director Film

“The Man in the Hat is a nicely assembled and affectionate introduction to a great Wellingtonian. Do see it.”

— Reviewer Graeme Tuckett on The Man in the Hat, The Dominion Post, 14 August 2009