De Heer was born in
Heemskerk in the Netherlands, but migrated to Sydney with his family when he was eight years old. He attended the
Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. His company is called Vertigo Productions and is based in Adelaide. De Heer primarily makes alternative or
arthouse films. According to the jacket notes of the videotape, de Heer holds the honor of co-producing and directing the only motion picture,
Dingo, in which the jazz legend
Miles Davis appears as an actor. Miles Davis collaborated with
Michel Legrand on the score. He is the subject of the book
Dutch Tilt, Aussie Auteur: The Films of Rolf de Heer (First edition – Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM, 2009. Second edition – Ebook: Starrs via Smashwords.com, 2013) by Dr D. Bruno Starrs. A comprehensive study of his films to date,
Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer by film critic Jane Freebury, is published in ebook and print (Currency Press & Currency House, 2015). De Heer's 2013 film ''
Charlie's Country'' was selected to compete in the
Un Certain Regard section at the
2014 Cannes Film Festival. == Filmography ==