Joël Duinkerke

Director

Cinemonk

BIOGRAPHIE

After completing a degree in social work, Joël Duinkerke started studying at Narafi Film School in Brussels: two different fields which Joël finds obvious to connect. Social work brought awareness of very different population groups and social and mental issues. These are subjects that inspire and encourage him, when he is on a quest together with actors he works with, to connect to the human being behind a written character, creating three-dimensional and complex characters. He is now working as a director of short films as well as producer of corporate films with his company ‘Cinemonk’. In an interview with Nadin Mai, curator of the online film platform ‘Tao Films’, he said about the power of film: “For me, its highest possible aim is to let people hold still for a while (hopefully a bit longer than only the duration of a film), and let them reflect on themselves and the world. In my ideology empathy and compassion are things that can make this world a better place, and I think that cinema can make a contribution to let people connect with each other and not least, with themselves.” “A film doesn’t need to be a bite-sized and comfortable experience. It is allowed to cause friction, like life itself sometimes does.”

FILMOGRAPHIE