A sad flower in the sand dir: Jan Louter DOCUMENTARY Literature year 2001 running time 55' director Jan Louter photography Erik van Empel producer Valérie Schuit co-producers A Viewpoint Production co-produced by VPRO Television with support from the Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Production Promotion Fund. original format Super 16mm language English subtitles Dutch and English versions voice-over Yes (English) first screening 18 January 2001, Ketelhuis Amsterdam festivals Seattle International Film Festival 2001, AFI FEST 2001, Los Angeles television broadcasts Broadcast by VPRO on Dutch national television, 28 January 2001. logline A documentary road trip through John Fante's Los Angeles, based on his masterpiece Ask the dust.