After studying film editing at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy, van der Vliet became assistant editor for the Academy Award-winning 1995 film Antonia by Dutch director, writer, and feminist Marleen Gorris.

[1][2] After taking part of the Antonia team, van der Vliet started a film editing career.

[4] In 2008, van der Vliet started working with the Danish documentary film director Tao Nørager.

They primarily produce films about creative people or processes, and use the new media as their platform.

[6] Van der Vliet has been teaching film editing at Københavns Tekniske Skole, a technical school in Copenhagen.