Directing
Jessica Villerius
Born February 18, 1981 · Spijkenisse, Nederland (age 45)
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Known For
Emma Wants to Live · 2016Emma Wants to Live
★ 8.72016
MovieDocumentary
This is a Dutch documentary about the last weeks of life in a Portuguese clinic for Emma Caris, a 18 year old girl who had been suffering anorexia nervosa since she was 16 years old.
Memphis Depay - Met Beide Benen · 2021Memphis Depay - Met Beide Benen
★ 6.02021
MovieDocumentary
Jessica Villerius follows Memphis closely from his rehabilitation period to his first Champions League match.
Javier Guzman: Oorverdovend · 2013Javier Guzman: Oorverdovend
★ 8.42013
MovieComedy
In his stand-up show 'Oorverdovend,' Javier Guzman finds humor in such serious topics as his rough childhood, intolerance and our drifting society.
Die avond in Bataclan · 2017Die avond in Bataclan
2017
MovieDocumentary
On November 13, 2015, three ISIS terrorists attacked the Bataclan in Paris during a concert by the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, killing 89 music fans. Two years after this terrorist attack, documentary filmmaker Jessica Villerius speaks with key figures and relatives of the massacre.
Veda's Choice · 2019Veda's Choice
2019
MovieDocumentary
In the Netherlands, people as young as 17 can formally request legal assistance with suicide. Nineteen-year-old Veda knows for sure: this is what she wants. After years and years of mental health problems, panic attacks and suicide attempts, she’s done with this life. However, before the doctors will even consider her request, she has to take part in nine months of therapy.
Shocktherapie bij Schizofrenie · 2022Shocktherapie bij Schizofrenie
2022
Movie
Confused · 2024Confused
2024
SeriesDocumentary
Documentary show showing the complexity concerning the behaviour of mentally unstable people. Jessica Villerius follows different groups of proffessionals, and speaks with eyewitnesses and family-members of the victims of large incidents to try and get an understanding of what happens inside the mind of psychotic people.
The Children of Ruinerwold · 2021The Children of Ruinerwold
★ 8.32021
SeriesDocumentary
On October 13, 2019, the Dutch village Ruinerwold becomes world news when a hidden farm is discovered. One of the children who lives there runs away and asks for help. Together with his sibling, he turns out to have led a secret, unrecorded life for years. The four oldest children tell their exclusive story in this 4-episode documentary series. They talk about their hidden existence, the faith of their father and the alleged abuse within the family. The documentary shows them as they celebrate a birthday for the first time, receive their own ID and visit their father in prison.
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