Marijn Poels


Marijn Poels is a Dutch independent filmmaker, documentary maker and international speaker. He produced the films The Uncertainty Has Settled, PARADOGMA and several documentary series for TV. He also made tour documentaries about the Dutch punk group Heideroosjes. Poels' films address international social, economic and political issues.
In 2009 Poels wrote his first book "Between Two Worlds". Poels' film style features real-life recordings. The viewer gets a relatively unfiltered view of reality without being directly fed an opinion by the filmmaker. Poel's latest documentary The Uncertainty Has Settled is a controversial story where he’s questioning Climate change and the current Energy policies.

Distinctions

Medal for the peace
Poels received in 2011 “The Voice of peace” medal in Lahore, Pakistan. This medal is annually awarded to persons who committed their selves against terrorism en violence in Pakistan and coming out for human rights.
Heart for culture
The Cultural award "Heart for culture" was awarded to Poels in September 2015 by the municipality of Horst aan de Maas. The jury asks attention for people or groups who are involved in culture in an inspirational way.

Film awards

In 2013 he produced the documentary Pablo, about the social cleansing ahead of the World Cup Football 2014 in Brazil. in January 2014 the documentary was screened at the Dutch parliament. In response to the screening, the Christian and the Social Democratic parties asked parliamentary questions about the violations of human rights during the preparations of a world event.

Filmography

Filmography
* 2005 - Full of smiles and mines - Cambodia
* 2005 - The American Dream - New-York
* 2006 - The Shadow side of a metropolis - Rio de Janeiro
* 2006 - Heideroosjes in Japan
* 2007 - Chapter Eight, Golden State - Hollywood
* 2007 - Surviving On God's Guidance - Zambia
* 2008 - Millenniumwar - Netherlands
* 2008 - Ethiopia on Wheels - Ethiopia
* 2008 - Nothing About Us - Ethiopia
* 2009 - L1mburg Helpt - Romania, Uganda, Congo, Brazil, Peru, India.
* 2010 - The Voice of 650 Million Times One - Kenya, Vietnam
* 2010 - It's Noy Always About Succes - Netherlands, Wales
* 2010 - My Name is MAX - Netherlands
* 2010 - Building Dreams in Darkness - India
* 2011 - Route 15 - - Brazil, Mali, Sierre Leone, Suriname, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Filipijnen
* 2011 - Down the Lane - Kenya, Canada
* 2012 - L1mburg Helpt - Nicaragua, Ethiopië, Peru, Indonesië, Kenia, Armenië.
* 2012 - By Choice or Chance - Vietnam
* 2013 - Retour - Netherlands, Spain
* 2013 - PABLO - Brasil
* 2013 - Unerschöpflich - Germany, Brasil
* 2014 - Two Lives in one Heart - Morocco, Netherlands
* 2015 - L1mburg Helpt - Nicaragua, Guatemala, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
* 2016 - KANTHARI, change from within
* 2016 - AGELESS FRIENDS
* 2017 - The Uncertainty Has Settled
* 2018 - Paradogma