A film about mental health, data technology and the possibilities of prevention. In coproduction with Fuglene (No) & Clin d'oeuil (Be).

A film about the fear of emptiness. Part of a series of documentary films about the 10 commandments, set up by EOdocs. In production.

Mentoring international graduate students at the Master of Ethnography & Documentary Film at UCL in London, from initial concept to final graduate film.

Teaching, mentoring, listening, watching, doing, discussing, showing, developing, failing and trying again

An hommage to the uncontrollable, irrational and insane parts of our existence, a cinematic immersion into the waves of sleep.World Premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019

A film about the resocialisation process of traumatised chimpanzees. Can we transcend our human perspective and connect to another species?Official selection a.o. CPH:DOX / Thessaloniki Dokfest / DocAviv / SheffieldDokfest / Antenna Dokfest

A personal documentary film about Matthew, who due to his autistic disorder, desperately tries to create order in the chaos around him. I follow him close to the heart. Explosive confrontations with the outside world are alternated with stylized observations and personal confessions. Little by little the film unravels Matthew’s complex way of thinking and shows the catastrophic consequences it eventually has for him.-Best International Documentary Film (feature length) at Visions du Réel, Nyon 2012-Audience Award at the Dutch Film Festival 2012-Best Documentary Film (feature length) at the Dutch Film Festival 2012-Grand Merit Prize at TIDF Taiwan 2012-Grand Prix at RIDM Montréal 2012-Magic Hour Award at Planete doc Warsaw 2013-Grand Jury Award at Open City Docs London 2013

An impression of the state of mind of an isolated elderly lady

Portraits of 5 contemporary photographers from Rotterdam: Ari Versluis & Ellie Uytenbroek, Gerco de Ruijter, Janine Schrijver, Hans Wilschut and Rince de Jong

Tender portrait (64 min) of Tewolde Redda: Eritrean singer and former freedom fighter, now living in The Netherlands. Why doesn’t he sing his most famous song anymore?

Harsh and sweet documentary (53 min) about the life of a young city girl and her desperate search for love (co-directed with Judith Vreriks)-Nominated best director, New Film and Tv Makers Award 2007

Short documentary (11 min) about the ritual of an auction and its bidders (co-directed with Pim Zwier)-Best documentary Tampere Film Festival 2008

Oral history documentary (71 min) about the bombardment of Rotterdam in may 1940

Intimate portrait (53) of a photographer who all of a sudden refused to take pictures

Anthropological documentary (25 min) about a schoolyard in Amsterdam, filmed from a balcony (Co-directed with Judith Vreriks)-Nominated Best New Arrival Film Festival Rotterdam 2006

Short fiction film (7 min) about youngsters and mopeds in a deserted industrial area-Best international shortfilm Entrevue Film Festival 2003-Golden Olive, Bunker Film Festival, 2003-Best editing Texas Film Festival 2003