Documentary director with a dedication to education and the child's perspective.
Jaimey Groot (1992) is a filmmaker from Amsterdam. Her debut 'Look before I leap' was screened at several festivals and on national television. It also became #9 of best viewed documentaires and best viewed debut in The Netherlands. Jaimey graduated at the University of Arts Utrecht in 2018.
She has an intuitive feel for documentary stories and combines that with a strong passion for cinematography. She strives to make documentaires just as immersive as fiction films. She is interested in the effects of failing systems on individuals.
"In my latest documentary I Do Matter we come across the thoughts and feelings of the main character Judy Blank, during the peak of her music career. Many scenes in the documentary will be recognizable to young people who feel that they have to perform at all times, that their careers don't just happen, that they have to seize every opportunity that comes by and that they have to do everything themselves. Because they believe that all their responsibilities lies with oneself. The documentary gives a clear insight into the norms and believes of young people of today."
"I think it is important as a maker to address a problem in society and ultimately to change something with a film. I prefer to do this through a documentary, because then I can directly support people in the documentary. I have often heard that participating in a documentary can be therapeutic. Because of this therapeutic characteristic of a documentary, the audience could also experience a transformation in their minds."
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    I Do Matter2022
    Documentary
    Look before I leap2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    I Do Matter2022
    Documentary
    Look before I leap2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Director (2 Credits)
    I Do Matter2022
    Documentary
    Look before I leap2018
    Documentary, Short
  • Director of Photography (1 Credit)
    I Do Matter2022
    Documentary
Best original score, Special commendation best feature documentary
I Do Matter
Indy Film Library Awards
Amsterdam
2023
TV broadcast
Look before I leap
TV Broadcast
Hilversum
2018
College
University of Arts Utrecht
20142018
Gender
Female
"Reality is a complicated place. All we have to guide us, are the quantities we can measure and observe. Even at that, those quantities are only as good as the tools and equipment we use to make those observations and measurements."
-unknown author
"The only state for me is the state of cosmic wonder, the state where cognition and dream fuse. In the moments where we experience something for the first time, we enter the perception of the child. It goes back to our capacity to spotlight attention. And when we get there, there is a sense of awe, there is a sense of gratitude, we find what we are looking for, we finally taste that grace."
-Jason Silva
Documentary director with a dedication to education and the child's perspective.
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