Films, 1978–today
Films set in closed worlds that move, and films about places that borrowed a name.
Denken, denken, denken 1978 · 11′
Le pouvoir d'achat des chômeurs 1983 · 21′
L'Homme qui en disait trop 1985 · 22′
Pas de cadeau pour Noël 1986 · 25′
Entre deux tours 1987 · 16′
Kaléidoscope: Overloon 2003 · 26′
Kaléidoscope: The Jagiellonian University 2004 · 26′
Queen Mary 2, naissance d'une légende 2004 · 72′
Panamerica 2010 · 40′
Joost de Vries 2016 · 15′
Amsterdam Side by Side 90′ · with Rogier van Eck
Video Veterans
| No. | Year | Title | Runtime | Places | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1978 | Denken, denken, denken | 11′ | Brussels | Online on Rob Rombout's YouTube channel |
| 02 | 1983 | Le pouvoir d'achat des chômeurs | 21′ | Liège | Archive |
| 03 | 1985 | L'Homme qui en disait trop | 22′ | Antwerp | Archive |
| 04 | 1986 | Pas de cadeau pour Noël | 25′ | Liège | Online on Rob Rombout's YouTube channel |
| 05 | 1987 | Entre deux tours | 16′ | Eben-Emael · Brunssum | Remastered 2025 · on request |
| 06 | 1990 | Nord-Express | 59′ | Paris · Berlin · Brest | On request |
| 07 | 1992 | Transatlantique, Queen Elizabeth 2 | 57′ | Southampton · North Atlantic · New York | On request |
| 08 | 1994 | L'Île noire | 52′ | North Sea | On request |
| 09 | 1995 | Les Açores de Madredeus | 40′ | Azores | Remastered 2025 · DVD Arte Vidéo (2006) |
| 10 | 1998 | Amsterdam via Amsterdam · with Rogier van Eck | 80′ | Amsterdam · Amsterdamøya, Spitsbergen · Île Amsterdam | CBA, Brussels · on request |
| 11 | 1999 | Perm-mission | 52′ | Perm | On request |
| 12 | 2000 | Le Piège de Kerguelen | 40′ | Kerguelen Islands | DVD Heure Exquise! · on request |
| 13 | 2001 | Canton la Chinoise · with Robert Cahen | 52′ | Guangzhou | On request |
| 14 | 2002 | Les Passagers de l'Alsace | 52′ | Strasbourg and Alsace | CBA, Brussels · Heure Exquise! (non-commercial) |
| 15 | 2003 | Kaléidoscope: Overloon | 26′ | Overloon | Archive |
| 16 | 2004 | Kaléidoscope: The Jagiellonian University | 26′ | Kraków | Archive |
| 17 | 2004 | Queen Mary 2, naissance d'une légende | 72′ | Saint-Nazaire · North Atlantic | On request |
| 18 | 2010 | Panamerica | 40′ | Archive | |
| 19 | 2012 | Amsterdam Stories USA · with Rogier van Eck | 4 × 90′ | New York · Amsterdam, New York · Amsterdam, Ohio | Screener on request |
| 20 | 2016 | On the Track of Robert van Gulik | 87′ | Leiden · Jakarta · Tokyo | Library and non-commercial screening licence available |
| 21 | 2016 | Joost de Vries | 15′ | Archive | |
| 22 | — | Amsterdam Side by Side · with Rogier van Eck | 90′ | In progress | |
| 23 | — | Video Veterans | In progress |
Numbering is provisional until the catalogue of works is signed off. Durations follow the best available source; conflicts are noted on each film page.