I’m Louise, an independent filmmaker and storyteller based in Austin, Texas. Growing up in a quiet Belgian town, my infinite curiosity about people led me to pursue storytelling. I started as a local news reporter but soon shifted to film, working as a production assistant while attending film school.
My work has taken me across Belgium, the Netherlands, Congo, and eventually to the United States in 2019. Here, I have been working as a (story) producer and a director, and have recently completed my first feature documentary.
Currently, I'm working on a new documentary about African migrants in Texas and on my first podcast, a quirky Flemish true crime series. Meanwhile, I'm navigating life with a busy - or should I say, bossy - toddler, as I try to survive the intense Texas heat.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF PROJECTS
* director feature documentary The Bad Guy (Diplodokus/VRT, 2024) TEXAS, USA
* story producer podcast series Mietomanie (supported by VAF, in development) BELGIUM
* story producer podcast series Tacos of Texas (Identity Productions/KUT, 2024) TEXAS, USA
* director/writer short documentary Buck Fever (Lionheart Productions, 2021) TEXAS, USA
* director short documentary The Conversation (VRT, 2020) TEXAS, USA
* director/editor short documentary on music group KOJO (Met-X, 2019) BELGIUM
* camera work/editor live sessions performed by upcoming artists (Sabam for Culture, 2017-2019) BELGIUM
* camera work/editor live music performances (Met-X, 2017-2019) BELGIUM
* director’s assistant/camera work documentary White Cube by Renzo Martens (PVH film, 2014-2016) BELGIUM, CONGO, THE NETHERLANDS
EDUCATION
MASTER IN THE AUDIOVISUAL ARTS - DOCUMENTARY (2014) RITCS, School of Arts, BELGIUM
Graduation Project: MamaMin. A portrait of a woman’s life and her sudden, unsolved death
MASTER IN RADIO & TV JOURNALISM (2011) Erasmus University of Brussels, BELGIUM/AUSTRALIA
Graduation Project: Brackish Water. A look into Aboriginal People living on Milingimbi Island, torn between modern and traditional life
© Louise Van Assche