I personally love reading the ‘about’ section on websites. Especially when it’s written in third person but you just know that the person typed it out themselves, being their own ghostwriter. I won’t start writing about ‘Pien van Grinsven’, I will just admit that it’s me writing about me, for you.

I was born in the south of Holland, in a city very close to the Belgian border. As a kid, I was very shy and very curious. I am still those things. I think I can make films because the curiosity often wins.

In the films I've made look for the space between the real and the imagined. I think that film, both making it and showing it, can make it possible to share something bigger than just ourself, our timidness, sadness, happiness, whatever it may be.

I studied political science and the Doc Nomads master in documentary filmmaking. This year, I am part of 8 selected filmmakers and illustrators to be a part of the Playgrounds NEXT talent program.