Zwarte Ibis
A short afro-surrealistic reverie, a poetic film portraying a young Black woman’s quest for intimacy in a world where the boundaries between the individual and the collective, the political and the personal, the past and the present, become ever blurrier. Through a questioning of historically and culturally imposed views on Black people’s intimate lives in the diaspora.
A Voetbal Story
Avinash accepts an invitation from his cousin to a casual pickup soccer game that quickly devolves into the most intense game of soccer you’ve ever watched. As the game unfolds, Avinash experiences the challenges and complexities that lie beneath the surface of Miami, grappling with issues of identity, belonging, and ambition.
Mas Ku Palabra
What does it mean to be from Curaçao? Is the Papiamentu language a key to this question? Three people from the island talk about this subject in this documentary where they wonder if identity is ‘mas ku palabra’: more than words.
Memoria Ancestral
A production created to commemorate and reflect on the past, present, and future in connection with Aruba’s not very well known history of slavery. What are the silenced stories in our community, our roots, unjust shames, and ingrained customs? These themes will be brought to the forefront, giving us a safe space to express ourselves vulnerably.
E Último Biahe di Isidel
A touching documentary that delves into the final journey of ‘Isidel I’, a ship that departed Curaçao for Bonaire in 1978 but never reached its destination. Combining interviews and historical perspectives, the documentary encases a compelling narrative with an emotional exploration of this tragic event, capturing the impact it left on the families of the sailors who never returned home. What happened to ‘Isidel I’ and its crew remains a mystery to this day.
Up The River
Roy takes his Grandpa Benjamin up the river to visit his prodigal brother Hugo. Although Roy knows that Grandpa’s memory is beginning to fail him, it is only in the dugout canoe that he realizes how advanced the dementia has become. When Grandpa tells the story of the indigenous girl Matuwi, who went into the forest to die among her beloved birds, Roy begins to realize that this is no ordinary boat trip up the river.
Kombiná
What is modern Caribbean architecture? This question is central to the new documentary by the Social Design Foundation, in which architect Lyongo Juliana makes an in-depth search for contemporary Caribbean architecture. In the documentary, Lyongo visits various projects that he has designed on the islands over the past 25 years.
Bon Bisiña
A self-proclaimed neighborhood spy and meddlesome neighbor, is notorious for prying into everyone’s business. When she learns that she hasn’t been invited to a local wedding, her world spirals into madness and leads to her culminating erratic behavior.
The Chair
The Chair explores the unexpected confrontation about a chair between a young man returning to church after years away, and a steadfast elder of the Church. Exposing deeper struggles with tradition, belonging, and redemption, an act of reconciliation offers both men a chance to move beyond their differences.
Poder di Awa
Living with the beauty and the power of the sea, as testing as it is threatening. How do people on a small island like Bonaire deal with climate change and the rising of the sea level? A story of love, devotion, perseverance and hope.