Rudolf Buitendach (or Rudolf B.) is a South African born film director and editor. His short Indoor Fireworks produced by Sleevemonkey Films was the world's first fully uncompressed film shot on the legendary Viper filmstream camera and lauded by the likes of director Darren Aronofsky and composer Angelo Badalamenti (who scored the film) It was picked up by Canal Plus for European distribution. His short Rearview was nominated by BBC Three as best short of 2006 in their new talent strand and also screened at the LA International shortsfest and Brief Encounters. It was shortlisted by the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival for a Golden Melies nomination and also screened in Cannes and Venice. In 2007 Rudolf was a finalist in the filmaka.com international filmmaking competition. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 21, 1969 (57)
- Vereeniging, South Africa
- Editor, director, producer and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Rudolf Buitendach's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2
Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rudolf Buitendach's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- What About ME? (2020) · camera operator · free
- Under Spanish Skies (2022) · editor · free
- Apartment 407 (2016) · director, editor · free
- Her Only Choice (2018) · editor · free
- Where the Road Runs Out (2014) · director, producer, editor · free
- Honor Student (2023) · editor · free
- Double Exposure (2024) · editor · free
- The Legend of La Llorona (2022) · editor · free
- Gallowwalkers (2012) · editor · free
- The Amityville Harvest (2020) · editor · free
- Scavengers (2013) · editor · free
- Under Spanish Skies (2022) · editor
- Medicine of the Wolf (2015) · producer, editor
- The Meaning of Monty Python (2013) · editor
- Apartment 407 (2016) · director, editor
- Her Only Choice (2018) · editor
- Honor Student (2023) · editor
- Double Exposure (2024) · editor
- Hex (2018) · director, writer
- The Legend of La Llorona (2022) · editor
- Gallowwalkers (2012) · editor
Subscription and free streaming for Rudolf Buitendach's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Double Exposure(2024)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Honor Student(2023)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Legend of La Llorona(2022)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Under Spanish Skies(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Angeliena(2021)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Amityville Harvest(2020)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Anonymous Killers(2020)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Apartment 407(2016)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Hex(2018)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Her Only Choice(2018)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
What About ME?(2020)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Medicine of the Wolf(2015)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Where the Road Runs Out(2014)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Dark Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Scavengers(2013)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Gallowwalkers(2012)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Indoor Fireworks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
When The Floor Became The Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
On Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1999 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
Highest rated
Angeliena (2021)
Most popular right now
Gallowwalkers (2012)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Rudolf Buitendach's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Rudolf Buitendach's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Rudolf Buitendach work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rudolf Buitendach's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Zwiener shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Stelio SavanteShared titles: Apartment 407 (2016), Where the Road Runs Out (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Stelio Savante
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Brian ZwienerShared titles: Honor Student (2023), Anonymous Killers (2020), Her Only Choice (2018), Hex (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Brian Zwiener
- Holeg SpiesShared titles: Hex (2018), Apartment 407 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Holeg Spies
- Patrick SavageShared titles: Hex (2018), Apartment 407 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Patrick Savage
- Stefan CiupekShared titles: Hex (2018), Apartment 407 (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Stefan Ciupek
