Short Filmmaker

YUQA
Short Film

Stories that need to be told. Truth as a craft.

DirectorWriterProducerCinematographerEditor
Amsterdam · NL
12 Documentaries
Philosophy
A documentary is not about what happened it is about why it matters.
What I Do

Full
Creative
Control

01
Direction

I lead every film from the first conversation to the final frame. Story, pacing, tone — every creative decision flows from one singular vision.

02
Writing

Research-driven storytelling. I write the treatment, script the structure, and craft the narrative arc that gives each documentary its backbone.

03
Production

Budgets, logistics, crew, locations, clearances. I run tight productions that never compromise the creative — from prep to final delivery.

04
Camera & Edit

I operate the camera myself and always cut my own films. No gap between what I shoot and what I shape in post. One continuous act.

Selected Work

Short
Films

Full Filmography →
01
Witte Ali’s
I do not make films about people. I make films with them.
Mijn naam is Yasmine Quanjel en ik ben een creative producer met specialisatie in het met en voor jongeren produceren. Ik ben afgestudeerd aan de opleiding film en audiovisuele media aan de NAVB in Eindhoven. Op deze opleiding werd ik opgeleid tot allround filmmaker. Hierdoor heb ik van veel vlakken in de filmwereld verstand en weet ik als producent dus extra goed wat nodig is. Ik ben open, sociaal en enorm gedreven om mijn projecten op de kaart te zetten. Ik ben niet alleen inzetbaar in de filmwereld, in mijn opleiding heb ik ook veel geleerd over plannen en communicatie in het algemeen. Ik ben daarom nu opzoek naar een uitdaging waarbij ik deze kwaliteiten kan inzetten.
IDFA AcademyNetherlands Film AcademyNL / InternationalAvailable for hire
4+ Festival Awards
How I Work

From
Idea
Screen

I
Research

Deep immersion in subject, community, and context before a camera is ever picked up.

II
Development

Story structure, treatment writing, access building, and full production planning.

III
Production

Shooting with intentionality — handheld, observational, intimate. Always truth first.

IV
Post

Self-edited, carefully paced. Sound and colour as storytelling tools, never afterthoughts.

V
Release

Festival strategy, distribution, and community screenings — the film finds its audience.

Get in Touch

Let\\\\\\\'s
Make
Something

Whether you have a story that needs telling, a co-production to pitch, or a commission in mind — I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'d love to talk.

Yasqua@gmail.com
Based in
Stevensweert, Netherlands
Available for
Commissions, Co-productions, Collaborations
Languages
Dutch, English, French
Representation
Available upon request