- Nouchka van Brakel was born in 1940 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Zwaarmoedige verhalen voor bij de centrale verwarming (1975), De vriendschap (2001) and The Debut (1977).
- Nouchka van Brakel (1940) graduated in 1964 at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. Since 1966 she has worked as director of features and documentaries often focusing on the position of women.
- She became the first woman to attend the Netherlands Film and Television Academy.
- She was the only student who owned a house, which quickly became a meeting place for student meetings as well as for Dolle Mina, a feminist organization founded in 1970.
- Her graduating class included very successful future directors and cameramen, including Adriaan Ditvoorst, Wim Verstappen, Robby Müller, and Jan de Bont.
- The movie, and A Woman Like Eve (1979), established her as an important Dutch feminist film director.
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