𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 #𝟰

In the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶, we, in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam, will screen 𝗢𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 (Vrouwen van Suriname, 1978)!

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝟰
Date: Thursday March 5, 2026
Time: 19:00 (conversation) and 20:30 (film screening)
Location: Aurorazaal (conversation) and Rialto VU (film screening
Address: Nieuwe Universiteitsgebouw, De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam
Film: 𝗢𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻
Director: Cineclub Vrijheidsfilms en LOSON
Year: 1978
Country: Suriname  and the Netherlands 
Duration: 75′
Language: Sranan Tongo
Subtitles: Dutch
Extra: A 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with TBA
Extra: Presented by 𝗩𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗹, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰
More info and tickets: Soon available

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻
𝗢𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 (Women of Suriname) is the first documentary about Suriname spoken in Sranantongo, made in the years around independence. The film follows four women, Jetty, Sonja, Somai, and Sylvie, who resist marginalization and exploitation, as well as the poverty they experience on a daily basis. Through their personal stories, they offer insight into the history of colonialism, neocolonialism, and discrimination in Suriname and the Netherlands.

The causes of poverty are portrayed through quotations from Wij slaven van Suriname (We Slaves of Suriname) by Anton de Kom, a book included in the Dutch Canon. The film is an indictment of the role of the Netherlands as a colonizer and of the foreign companies that enrich themselves while leaving the country impoverished. Rather than depicting a suffering people, the film shows a people in struggle. Oema foe Sranan is a political film: the result of solidarity between Surinamese people and Dutch people.

𝗢𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 was produced by Cineclub Vrijheidsfilms in collaboration with LOSON (National Organization of Surinamese People in the Netherlands). In 2021, Eye, together with the IISG, decided to undertake its restoration.