Ilja is an award winning, female documentary director and creative producer with extensive international experience in character-driven documentaries and documentary series that focus on social-political and cultural-historical developments. She is an expert in portraying individuals that personify a larger socially relevant story. Ilja is also the owner of Bureau NY, a creative production company she runs with cinematographer (and husband) Remco Bikkers. New York based, Dutch born and ready to rumble.