Handing over control is not easy for Hauben, but in Eric Goens’ program he has to do it anyway. The TV maker of Straight through the Low Countries in Interview with history tells how he was sent to boarding school, with fathers who would teach him discipline. A kind of emergency brake from his parents, but the hoped-for results did not materialize. “I performed with distinction,” says Hauben. It becomes more serious when Goens asks about the behavior of the fathers.
The topic ‘Desert Fish’ also comes with candid anecdotes. In 2011, after a twelve-year career at the production house, Hauben decided to close the door behind him because he wanted to continue working for the public broadcaster. The founding of his own production company, The Chinese, and the reactions to it, have given him many sleepless nights. “I disappointed a lot of people then and didn’t even sleep at home for a week,” he said. “That was a very stormy period in my life.”
The house with Arnout Hauben: Tuesday, November 26 at 8:40 PM on VRT 1 and VRT MAX.
