Documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She has been making films for Dutch National Television since 1995, primarily about human rights and trauma. 2001: Teaching “Interview voor documentary” at CREA (creative centre of University of Amsterdam) 2004 – 2005: Participated as filmmaker and webmaster in the development of “26,000 Faces,” a documentary project about asylum seekers who have lived in Holland for more than five years and who now face deportation. It was shown e.a. at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (2004) and the Human Rights Watch Filmfestival 2005.
Other work includes: “Should I Cry” (2004) Should I Cry? shows the work of a MSF’s mental health program for people affected by Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. It is a poignant, painful, and realistic portrayal of the impact of war and violence on individuals and communities. “Gaza, Gabbers en Graffiti” (1997) portrays the experiences of a Palestinian boy living in the Gaza Strip and a Dutch boy living in Amsterdam who are both arrested for graffiti. This film was nominated for the “Prix d’Europe” (Berlin, 1997), and appeared at the Danube Festival (Bratislava,1998), Cinekid (Amsterdam,1998), and Basic Trust (Tel Aviv, 2000). “Souvenirs,” (2001) a docudrama about 12-year old Kalumbo Prospere who meets a nurse from Doctors Without Borders in a refugee camp in Zambia. He teaches her to play chess and tells her about his former home in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
