Itandehui Jansen studied film directing at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. She participated in different international film programs, such as Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam, the Berlinale Talents and Torino Film Lab. Her documentaries and short films screened at international festivals such as the IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) and the Morelia International Film Festival. Her short film The Last Council won several international awards and was nominated for the Mexican Film Critics Award Diosa de Plata. Her feature film In Times of Rain won the Award for Best Emerging Feature at the Oaxaca Film Fest.