Hi!
My name is Lourens Lente. As a filmmaker, I combine convincing storytelling with engaging visuals.
Here I show my film portfolio. You can find both my commissioned and my non-commissioned work.
I work as a freelance director, cameraman and editor in Amsterdam and I make promotional films, music videos and interviews. Depending on the project I either work alone or in a team.
If you want to know more about me, go to about me or ring me up for a cup of coffee. Here you can watch my showreel >>
Kies voor Klimaat
Stealing red pencils, spying through binoculars and running across the street like maniacs. All for one reason: Grown-ups need to vote ‘in their place’. A 50-second promotional film ahead of the Dutch elections of 2021.
True Price
Opening of the world’s first True Price Store, and the world’s first True Price supermarket. Here consumers can actually see and pay the true price. A True Price is the market price plus the social and environmental costs of a product.
The Water We Breath – Amsterdam Light Festival
650 primary school students conducted research into the levels of oxygen of the water in their neighborhood and this resulted in a art piece at the Amsterdam Light Festival. Microbes in the water provide half of all oxygen on Earth with the help of light. Colored water samples from the students form a formula for […]
Freedomlab
In the first months of corona I was asked to make a documentary for Freedomlab. I filmed the desolate streets of Amsterdam and we had interviews trough the internet. After this documentary Freedomlab organized a live event in Felix Meritus to present their 4 post-corona scenarios. FreedomLab is a strategy consultancy, cross-over innovation hub, […]
Amsterdam FashionWeek 2020
Due corona Amsterdam FashionWeek 2020 was an online event. The fashion shows were broadcasted ‘live’ with a delay of 2 hours. In those two hours I had to make an edit with the 3 different cameras they shot with.
Milou Mignon 3×3 = 9
In the project 3×3=9, Milou Mignon explores ‘the song’ in all it’s shapes. The song as medicine, as protest, erotic… 3 live performances, 3 live events and this summer we’ve also shot 3 videoclips. What I fancy so much about working with Milou is that she gives me a lot of freedom creatively and she […]
Stedelijk Museum
Signing of a new contract between Rabobank and the Stedelijk Museum. I’m responsible for most of the filming and the editing.
Robin Block – Erasmushuis Jakarta Live stream
Dutch poet and musician Robin Block was ask to give an exclusive online concert for Erasmus Huis Jakarta. Instead of sitting in front of his computer he asked me to make 5 live music videos. All 5 turned out very differently with their own style.
About me
I’ve always loved the art of filmmaking.
When I was 20 years old, I realized I could turn my creative urges into my work. Although I formally graduated in 2014 in Communication & Multimedia Design (HvA, Amsterdam), I learned most from the projects I initiated outside the classroom. As I surrounded myself with creative and talented people, I made 4 fiction films and started out as a freelance filmmaker.
The projects that I’ve made in eight years time are often described as poetic; made with a great eye for detail and with a sense for socially engaged topics. Doing so, I enjoy challenging myself in every project as a filmmaker.
Besides filmmaking, I’m really passionate about theatre and performing. That’s why I work on my singing and performing skills every Monday at the Selma Susanna theatre school in Amsterdam. Here I can allow myself to truly be in the moment, engaged and connected. With myself, the people around me and with society. I find great value for my filmmaking by leaping over disciplinary boundaries to enrich my creative experience.
Contact
If you’re interested in me as a filmmaker or just as a creative human being you can send me a digital letter:
lourenslente@gmail.com
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