FOLKERT IS A DIRECTOR RENOWNED FOR HIS DISTINCTIVELY PURE, RAW, AND POETIC STYLE, WHO ORIGINALLY PURSUED A CAREER IN MUSIC UNTIL HEARING DAMAGE DIVERTED HIS PATH.
SELF-TAUGHT, HE CARVED A NICHE IN THE MUSIC VIDEO AND ADVERTISING SECTORS. HIS DEBUT MUSIC VIDEO FOR KURDISH DUTCH SINGER NAAZ GARNERED A STAFF PICK AND CATAPULTED HIM INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT, LEADING TO A LONG STANDING COLLABORATION WITH CERO ISMAEL, AND VIDEOS FOR CHINESE MEGASTAR KUN AND THE LEGENDARY A$AP ROCKY.
FOLKERT’S WORK, DEEPLY REFLECTIVE OF THE CURRENT ZEITGEIST, SHOWCASES HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY IN WORLD-BUILDING, STRIKING A COMPELLING BALANCE BETWEEN BEAUTY AND HUMOUR. HIS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS HAVE INCLUDED PRESTIGIOUS BRANDS SUCH AS ADIDAS, NIKE, ZALANDO, PARIS ST GERMAIN, VANMOOF AND WIMBLEDON.
