A Dream Called Cinema and Theater

1-. How was your childhood? My childhood was incredibly challenging — marked by deep loneliness, emotional hardship, and very little sense of belonging. I grew up in the Netherlands, and for most of my early life I felt isolated, both at home and at school. I was severely bullied from primary school through high school, and at home, I often lacked the emotional safety that children deserve. The one constant source of unconditional love in my life was my mother — she gave everything she could, and I will always be grateful for her. But within the family, I faced emotional distance and, at times, outright emotional and physical abuse. I have two older brothers, but I was never allowed or able to build a real connection with them, and the age gap only deepened the divide. Looking back now, I realise that what saved me — in many ways — was creativity. I found comfort in music, in drawing, in LEGO — in any space where I could build my own reality and escape the one I was stuck in. I thin...