Bastiaan Rook (Hoofddorp, 3-9-1982) started with being an extra on sets and slowly acting in commercials. He's an autodidact filmmaker. He just started making films with friends and learned by doing. in 2012 he finished his first serious short, which he considers his student graduation film. In 2019 he made his short On Air what he sees as his debut as a director. He just finished Amy & I, which was shot in one long single take.