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Blue Notes & Higher Grounds

DIRECTOR / ERIK DE BRUYN

"Blue Notes & Higher Grounds" is a musical portrait of the Zeeland Seaside Dixieland Band, comprised of older men, exploring the healing power of making music together as one grows older and has to say goodbye to things in life.

A personal documentary by Erik de Bruyn in co-production with Omroep Max. Supported by CoBO, NPO, Omroep Zeeland, Gemeente Schouwen-Duivenland, and Cultuurfonds Zeelandia.

Credits

// Cast

Anthon de Bruijn

Bart Wind

Ad Smaal

Dies de Jonge

Reinier de Valk

Ab Verschoor

Maarten Bruijnes

Jan de Waal

Bernhard Siegmund

// Director

Erik de Bruyn

// Producer

Marc Bary (IJswater Films)

Nicky Onstenk (IJswater Films)

// Co-producer

Nicolette de Wolf

Omroep Max

// Production coordinator 

Karel Konings

// Creative producer

Erik de Bruyn

Upstream Film & TV

// Camera

Tjitte Jan Nieuwkoop

Rene Heijnen

// Sound

Anneloes Pabbruwee

Gideon Bijlsma

// Editor

Floor Rodenburg

// Sound design

Peter Warnier

// Post production

Storm Post Production

// Music

Seaside Dixieland Band

Erik De Bruyn

David van der Heijden

Ole de Bruyn

// Editorial Board Omroep Max

Nicolette de Wolf

// Broadcaster

Omroep Max

// Funds/ financiers

NPO

CoBO

Cultuurfonds Zeelandia

Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland

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