Constant van Hoeven (Mr Kaleidoscope) was born in a small village in the Netherlands. His father took him to the movies every week when growing up. He was mesmerized by the blockbusters of the eighties in which Spielberg and Lucas had created worlds that would swoop you of your feet and take you for a ride into worlds beyond imagination.

As a teenager the independent cinema took a foothold and Constant started experimenting with cameras. Even though Danish avant-garde filmmaking became a trend, Constant believed in the power of imagination and rebelled against the rebellion.

After traveling and exploring the world, he made his first short film, a science fiction film called WHITE. A rendition of Lucas’ THX 1138, in which the population all dress in white, live in a white city and are oppressed by a white police state. With a budget of $250 he got together 50 extras all dressed in white coveralls donated by a local business and shot on tapes donated by the local electronics store.

This short got him accepted into the Netherlands Film Academy.

At this prestigious film school he gained the reputation of making more with less, an attitude he learned to embrace.

Constant’s films have been screened and won awards at film festivals around the world.

For more of Mr Kaleidoscope’s work visit www.mrkaleidoscope.com