about me
Studied journalism in Tilburg and directing/screenplay at the London International Film School. Made many low-budget films, both fiction and documentary. Writes for film magazine Skrien since 2010 and wrote in London for Talking Pictures and in Amsterdam for the NFTVM site (now VERS). Now working for digital publishers
Reporters Online, Blendle, Cultuurpers.nl

Several films were selected for international film festivals in Dublin, London, New York, Sitges, Manchester, Vancouver Utrecht and Amsterdam. My latest film The Light of Tabor is shown in the healthcare world and at medical symposia. I also regularly make commissioned films for Museum Gouda. Such as about visual artists Juane Xue and Marjolijn van den Assem, Maarten van Rossum. Latest films 'Paul Daelmans, uniqueness and refinement', 'Why is life going well' (Multi media project Jaap van den Berg, commissioned by Museum Gouda) a commissioned film about Filmhuis Gouda 40 years. Completed a documentary series Refugee and Art in 2019: 'Zuheir geboren glasblazer' and 'Koutaiba: my camera is my soulmate'. Just completed in 2022 a documentary 'Tangible Light' about fine painter Jan Mankes. Two of my films Tangible Light (Tangible Light) and Koutaiba, my camera is my soulmate are shown on Indieflix, an American platform for Independent cinema. https://indieflix.com (under the heading recently added and documentaries)

ask me for
gefilmde portretten
documentaires kort en lang
boeiende fictie scenario's kort en lang

remarks
see www.free-spirits-film.eu

trackrecord
* Deeply Estranged, director/screenplay/drama
* Rainbow Days, documentary
* The Singing Conductor, documentary, (shown at MOMA, New York)
* Off The Beaten Track/doc.
*Inside The Circle/ doc.
* The Primrose Place, short/drama
* Naturally Different/ doc.
* No Day Without Bach/ doc
* The Dance of the Crane./doc
* Taize in Rotterdam , short doc.
* Johann Sebastian Bach doc (in the making)
* Labyrinth
* Interphilosophical 5 May celebration
* The light of Tabor (doc) 53 minutes / co-production Vuursteen Communicatie
* The Cockatoo/ short
* The wanton tenderness of Marjolijn van den Assem / 19 doc.
* Breath & Heartbeat / documentary 42 '.
* Art Gouda, a journey of discovery through the old orphanage./ 18' 9(assignment)
* Eye for detail 7"" (commission Museum Gouda)
* Paul Daelmans: 12" individuality and refinement.
* Why are things going well in your life/ photographer/artist Jaap van den Berg/ 12 (commission museum Gouda)
* Filmhuis Gouda 40 years, 18 min. (commissioned film Filmhuis Goua)
* Op Scherp, 12 min. about four Gouda fine painters / commissioned film museum Gouda.
*Koutaiba: my camera is my soul mate. About Award winning filmmaker and Iraqi photographer
Koutaiba Al Janabi. He fled from Saddam's regime when he was 17 years old
Hussein.
* Troubadour, 6 min/HD video about visual artist Ruben van Veen.
* Zuheir born glassblower. 7.30 m, HD video. About the Syrian glassblower Zuheir
Alkazzaz.
* Tangible Light, 67 min, HD video and DCP. First long documentary about fine painter
Jan Mankes.

awards
Nominations: * Deeply Estranged, graduation film was shortlisted for BBC Bristol. * Off The Beaten Track, shortlisted New York Independent Film Festival

equipment
Sony PXW Z150 4K (2022)
Sony HDR-CX305E
Sony A 6500