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
Festivals
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4th Liverpool Indie Awards, UK | 29 March 2025
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9th Europa Film Festival, Spain | 31 March 2025
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Winner Best Feature Music
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2nd Doc Only, Denmark I 30 - 31 May 2025
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Echelon Studios International Film Festival, US I 2 - 16 August 2025
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27th Film by the Sea I the Netherlands I 12 – 21 September 2025
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2nd L’Orange International Film Festival I Italy I 18 – 21 September 2025
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1st AFAQ Film Festival I Germany I 22 November 2025
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2nd Auguri Film Festival I Italy I 25 November 2025
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16th Lumiere Film Festival I US I 2025
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13th International Sound & Film Music Festival I Croatia I 3 – 12 October 2025
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3th MATE Music Video Awards | Portugal | 23 October 2025 | ‘Winner Best Documentary’
// 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
// Director of Photography
Tjitte Jan Nieuwkoop, NSC
Rene Heijnen
// Sound
Anneloes Pabbruwee
Gideon Bijlsma
// Editor
Floor Rodenburg, NCE
// Sound Design
Peter Warnier
// Post-Production
STORM
// Music
Seaside Dixieland Band
Erik De Bruyn
David van der Heijden
Ole de Bruyn
// Editorial Board Omroep Max
Nicolette de Wolf
// Dutch Public Broadcaster
Omroep Max
// Funds/ financers
NPO
CoBO
Cultuurfonds Zeelandia
City of Schouwen-Duiveland