Rolf de Heer born 4 May 1951 Heemskerk North Holland is a Australian film director De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney 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 coproducing 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 Smashwordscom 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