Born in 1986 in Brussels, Hannes Verhoustraete studied journalism and cinema. His graduation film, 28, rue Brichaut, was selected in several festivals.

Since 2016, he has been teaching documentary filmmaking at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels. In 2017, he began a PhD in arts at the KASK School of Arts in Ghent, where he also serves as a documentary professor.

In 2019, he directed his first film, Un pays plus beau qu’avant, about a worker of Congolese origin. In 2023, his film Broken View won awards at the Flight Genova, Pesaro Film Festival, and the Brussels Art Film Festival.