“One day, someone reminded me that cinema is about making images move, and I told myself that this was the discipline for me."

How did you become a director?

I first did painting and sculpture. I liked it, but I couldn't fully express myself in it. I was missing the idea of movement: a painting, like a statue, does not move. One day, someone pointed out to me that with cinema, we make images move. I told myself that it was more of a discipline for me. It was confirmed: I am much more comfortable with cinema than sculpture because I can finally tell stories there. This medium made me feel like I belonged.

You were born in Belgium, but you grew up in Holland. Is this quest linked to this route?

I had almost become a stranger in my own country. The Belgians I met have nothing to do with the Dutch I knew. It has nourished the way I work: I act as if I don't know the world of my characters and I pose as a curious person who observes how it works. That’s a bit what I tell in Girl: a girl who discovers the world to which she will belong. (Belgian Cinema from Flanders)