ABOUT SUPER7EVEN
For the past five years, the company has been under the inspiring leadership of founder and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong.
Jonathan de Jong is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker and best-selling author from the Netherlands. His work is characterized by social and human stories that make a big impact every time. He knows how to package these subjects in such a way that you never look at them the same way again. His latest film Human Forever is the most watched documentary of all time in Dutch cinema, is currently being screened in 30 countries and was recently awarded the prestigious Dutch Film Prize, The Golden Calf.
Together with Teun Toebes, he also wrote the #1 international bestseller (14 countries) on dementia ‘VerpleegThuis/ The
Housemates’ and recently released their second book, Human Forever.
He is currently working on a sequel to Human Forever that will be released in cinemas around the world in 2026 and another feature film that will be released in 2027.
Besides filmmaking and writing books, Jonathan speaks nationally and internationally on creating sustainable and global impact with storytelling and inclusive societies.
Jonathan de Jong
Founder | Filmmaker | Author
Bastiaan Brand is a creative producer and
film editor whose drive is to boldly explore new
ways of storytelling. He is determined to
make every new work the best it can be,
which is reflected in his track record.
For over a decade Bastiaan has been part of mesmerising films and series, while he keeps pushing the boundaries of editing.
He has been involved with
SUPER7EVEN PRODUCTIONS from the very beginning, so that’s why it was the logical step to team up with his close friend Jonathan for good and become an official partner of the production company since 2025.
Bastiaan Brand
Creative Producer | Film editor
Human Forever
Impact & awards
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Record-breaking documentary.
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Golden Calf winner 2024.
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Most watched human interest documentary ever in Dutch cinemas.
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Nearly 80,000 cinema visitors in the Netherlands and 30,000 in Belgium.
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Multiple award winner best documentary at several international film festivals.
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Premiered at G20 dementia summit on 2 October 2023, where NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised the film saying: ‘Human Forever is for me not only a gripping film, but above all a monument to all those people with dementia and their loved ones, worldwide.’
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On 9 October, the film had its big public premiere at Royal Theatre Tuschinski Amsterdam (740 people), attended by many ministers and other prominent figures from politics, media, healthcare and the arts.
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Integrated by many leading universities such as Yale, Oxford, and Cornell.
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The film has been viewed by several governments and parliaments in order to set the hopeful movement in motion.
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Human Forever has led to a hopeful movement in the Netherlands and Europe, which is looking at a different way of viewing care and each other, thereby improving the quality of life of people living with a form of dementia.
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2025: Release Panama, USA and Canada
2025: Tour Japan
2026: Tour Australia
