Frederieke Jochems (1961) was born in Schiedam, The Netherlands. She studied Film at SUNY Binghamton USA and at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. She makes experimental films, photography and social art projects. She works together with Andras Hamelberg in the Amsterdam based Franjo Studio. The past years their focus is on documentaries about historical subjects, art and music, linking the past to the present.