Hi, I am Marlene.

I care about film and emotion.

Films make us feel things we never felt before.

I want to connect with people through this shared experience.

Born in 1994, I grew up in Germany, lived as an English teacher in China, later moved to The Netherlands to study and work. Now I'm becoming a filmmaker in Belgium.

Work

I'm curious about expressing emotion through film, discovering truth through introspection, or observation. I focus on identity and the relationship between humans and nature.

Writing

Werner Herzog said: Writing is finding myself. I write about movies and anything else that itches my mind - like pigeons, feeling like a grandma or the troubles of buying cat litter.

So that's the gist of it. Please stay and explore.

This site is part portfolio, part CV, part publishing tool, and part exhibitionism.