I am Sophie van Bree (1995), a Dutch documentary filmmaker and director working with my heart in Scotland. I specializes in poetic, cinematic storytelling that explores mental health and other vulnerable themes. After two years studying social work and psychology, I pursued film school in the Netherlands.

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In 2019, I graduated in Film from the HKU - University of the Arts. During my bachelor's degree, I interned in television program development, made a documentary in Uganda, and directed the mid-length participation documentary Prince Not Quite Charming, which broadcast in the Netherlands. ​After my bachelor's degree, I was part of Docwerk '20 - the creative breeding ground for film talent, from the NTR (Dutch public broadcaster). In 2021 I won the Gelderland Film Pitch 3 (Go Short - International Short Film Festival) with my personal documentary Synchronous.

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In 2022, I began her Master's in Film Directing at Edinburgh College of Art with a focus on Film Medicine - making films around mental health. I graduated with honors in 2023 with the short poetic documentary Luna in Wonderland. ​​After my master's degree, I won the Amsterthem Pitch (Shortcutz) with the short poetic documentary Chico (2024) and started the development program Teledoc Campus. This resulted in the short poetic documentary Sea of Mind (2025), which was broadcast and longlisted for the Golden Calves '25 at the Netherlands Film Festival.

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In 2025, I was selected for the Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging the Gap - Scotland's leading documentary talent developing scheme. I have currently a poetic documentary short about a community in Scotland in production after winning the commissioning pitch. Beside my own films in development, I work freelance in research, directing, editing and content-editing for documentaries, television, and branded content.