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Rene Daalder (born René Daalder 3 March 1944 in
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; died 31 December 2019, sometimes credited as Renee Daalder) was a Dutch writer and director. He lived in
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. Originally a protégé of
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, Daalder has worked with
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, Frans Bromet, and
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. He is regarded as a pioneer of
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and digital motion picture technologies.


Movies

His movies include the teenage horror classic '' Massacre at Central High'' (1976); the punk-rock musical '' Population: 1'' (1986); ''
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'' (1997); and ''Hysteria'' (1997). He also directed the music video for
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's " Brother Where You Bound". In October 2008, ''Population: 1'', which features Tomata du Plenty of The Screamers, was released on DVD. He also wrote and directed a documentary on Bas Jan Ader entitled '' Here is Always Somewhere Else'', which was released on DVD in November 2008.


Other projects

At the end of 2007, Rene Daalder launched SpaceCollective in collaboration with Folkert Gorter. The community-driven website, where information and ideas are being exchanged about the current state of our species, our planet and the universe, has over 2500 contributors. A growing number of universities, architecture and design schools are conducting projects on the website. In 2008 Rene proposed a new genre of art called “Gravity Art” based on the idea of gravity as a medium. Bas Jan Ader is seen as the founder of this genre, for the themes of his work of falling and letting go. In 1989, Renee Daalder was brought to produce a movie based on the Beatles song,
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. After being canceled in 1992, in 2009, a revival was attempted, Daalder approached to be the producer but was permanently shelved.


References


External links


Rene Daalder's website

Here is Always Somewhere Else official website
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