Frans Bromet

In 2022, 92% of those affected encountered aggression or violence. Frans Bromet portrays six influences who encounter violence while carrying out their work. The violence with which the actual consequences are, leaves personal physical, especially mental, traces.

Documentary filmmaker Frans Bromet is known for his striking portraits of ordinary Dutch people. Now he is the subject himself, but has little desire to rake up matters from his own life.

Frans Bromet lives at 'De Noord' number 20 in Ilpendam, North Holland: "An island of tranquility in a noisy world." The houses on the dike were previously inhabited by Ilpendam residents; now, Amsterdammers who fled the city live there. What is the difference between the original and the current residents?

Criticism of Israel is often labeled as antisemitism, particularly by a segment of the Jewish community. To what extent is this the case? Frans Bromet asks people with differing viewpoints on this complex subject.

Frans Bromet follows several cannabis growers who have been selected by lottery as the first suppliers of legal cannabis. Sequel to the 2021 documentary 'Legal Weed'. Ten growers have been selected by draw as the first legal cannabis growers for an experiment that would last four years. These are large companies where a lot of money is spent to enable large-scale production of cannabis. But the actual experiment still hasn't been fully rolled out. Only in a few cities is legal cannabis available in coffee shops. The biggest problems that growers and sellers face are supply stocks and the complexity of the track and trace system. Every movement of the weed must be registered. And that is almost impossible with a failing computer system. The future of the experiment remains highly unpredictable four years after its announcement.

To vent his own fears of divorce, Bromet follows a divorced 36-year-old woman, Hiske, a mother of two and working as an educational psychologist, through 'the laboratory of happiness'—the playgrounds of the 'me' era—with his camera. Through the life and experiences of this woman, he wants to discover what leads someone to—and what they hope for—from a divorce. The woman ends up in, among other places, a gay sauna, a group sex event, an institute for dynamic meditation, a maternity ward, and a sperm bank. Hiske professes that she is divorced in order to be able to search for her own possibilities without hindrance and regrets that her children no longer have a father. Frans calls her cruel because she took her husband's children away from him. Moreover, he is reinforced in his conviction that women do not wish to delve into men nearly enough.

The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. As seen through the eyes of fellow emigrant filmmaker René Daalder, the picture becomes a sweeping overview of contemporary art films as well as an epic saga of the transformative powers of the ocean.

Frans Bromet ends up in the Reade rehabilitation clinic in Amsterdam after a brain haemorrhage. He soon picks up his camera and films his roommates and healthcare staff. Frans discovers how important intensive guidance is. But the bond with his fellow sufferers is also greater than expected. When he hears of upcoming budget cuts, his concerns grow about the future of the institution and therefore also about the rehabilitation process of the clients.

Frans Bromet in search of the bad influences of the modern management culture.

This documentary, made by Frans Bromet and his son and daughter, explores music as an expression of homesickness and despair in the notorious refugee camp known as The Jungle in Calais.

Currently, purchasing cannabis is done through 'the back door'. What is sold legally is purchased illegally. The end of 2019 marked the start of a four-year experiment in which cannabis grown under state supervision is legally traded. This should lead to less crime and better quality weed with fewer harmful substances. After a strict selection procedure, ten growers are selected who can supply this government weed. Bromet follows seasoned grower John - who wanted to run his nursery as legally and transparently as possible, but still lost everything after a lawsuit - and the businessmen of plan C who want to grow cannabis for the first time. Bromet also interviews coffee shop owners, politicians involved and both supporters and opponents. A follow-up documentary was made in 2024.

Documentary about one of the most talked-about Dutch renovations of the moment: the redesign of Soestdijk Palace. The ambitious renovation team, stakeholders, and opponents are followed for several years.

A six-part series about the life of Gied Jaspars, told to Frans Bromet.

Documentary series by Frans Bromet about the relationship between man and his best friend: the dog.

Frans Bromet seeks out representatives of various right-wing movements, opinion leaders, and parties. He wants to know what their vision of the future Netherlands looks like. What do they stand for, rather than what are they against?

Raoul Heertje and Frans Bromet travel to Israel. The country they know well and with which they both feel inextricably linked, partly due to their Jewish background. But also the country that raises questions, irritation, and sometimes anger in them because of the social, political, and religious developments.

Uit elkaar is a two-part documentary by filmmakers Frans and Silvia Bromet. They followed couples who are forced to live separately after a long marriage. One of them has dementia, and living at home is no longer possible. What do you do then?

Programme maker Frans Bromet visits eight public libraries with camera and microphone and speaks to visitors, staff, and volunteers. The idea that libraries are boring institutions where you only go to borrow books and CDs turns out to be completely outdated. Everyone is welcome in the library, it is a pleasant place to spend time, and not unimportantly: the library is the only public place that is accessible for free all day long. From the homeless person to the millionaire and from the student to the pensioner: the library is a place where the whole of the Netherlands comes together.