Penelope Buitenhuis

"Buitenhuis is concerned with the interface of popular culture, political consciousness and human experience within the frame of the urban landscape."

-Independent Eye, Toronto

"Trouble is one of the very few films to ever credibly capture the internal dynamics of a rock group."

-In Press Magazine, Australia

CHECK OUT THESE ARTICLES ABOUT PENELOPE BUITENHUIS:

The Companionship Industry
A Vancouver director puts the camera on Japan's 'reverse exoticism.'

Leo Attracted to Buitenhuis
I'm good at sex,". says Leo- nominated, director Penelope Buitenhuis...

Back on the street
At 14, Penelope Buitenhuis got her first job selling popcorn...

Yellowknife mine tragedy focus of new CBC movie
"We've done our homework, we've done our research, and this is an accurate portrayal of the situation."

Dark Vision
Vancouver filmmaker finds herself taken more seriously in Europe...

Another take on the Tokyo Girls
The way Vancouver filmmaker Penelope Buitenhuis sees it, Western women who work in Japan’s lucrative hostess trade are opportunists who fill a human void in an alienated society, she tells ALEXANDRA GILL

No Trouble For Penelope Buitenhuis
“It’s funny seeing this film and how people react to it"

Guns, Girls and Guerrillas
Penelope Buitenhuis is a Canadian independent filmmaker who has been living and working in Berlin for the last decade..

(Extensive interview and background information)

Hôtesse au Japon
"Une femme peut se tenir très valorisée d’être toujours belle, bien maquillée, bien habillée."

la geisha venuta da occidente
SOL LEVANTE/2 Bionde, raffinate, europee o nordamericane. Sono le donne di compagnia più richieste dai businessman giapponesi. Un fenomeno misterioso: solo conversazione, niente sesso. La regista che ne ha fatto un film lo racconta a lo donna