🎥 🇸🇷 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 #𝟱
On 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, we organize the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶, this time with a 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of the documentary 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹 (1999). The screening, which will start at 𝟮𝟬:𝟯𝟬 𝗵𝗿𝘀 in theatre 4 of 𝗥𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗨, will be preceded by a 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 (‘deep conversation’) at 𝟭𝟵:𝟭𝟱 𝗵𝗿𝘀 in the 𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 of the VU Hoofdgebouw (Main Building). 🙏🏿🖤✊🏿

During the diepe taki, 𝗡𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗸𝘀 will first talk about the life of Louis Doedel. Then, moderated by 𝗪𝗶𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘂, 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗶𝗲 (activist from Nederland Wordt Beter), 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘂𝘀 (activist from the National Consultation of Surinamese Organizations in the Netherlands), and 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮 (journalist and niece of Louis Doedel) will engage in a conversation about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 (𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿) 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱. After the diepe taki, we will watch the 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟵 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 about the life of 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹, directed by 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗭𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺.

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟱𝟬: 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 + 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 #𝟱: 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Time: 19:15 (diepe taki) and 20:30 (film screening)
Location: Aurorazaal (diepe taki) and Rialto VU, theatre 4 (film screening)
Address: Nieuwe VU Universiteitsgebouw, De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam
Film: 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹
Director: Frank Zichem
Year: 1999
Country: Suriname 🇸🇷 and the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Duration: 50′
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: No subtitles
Extra: During the diepe taki, 𝗡𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗸𝘀 will first talk about the life of Louis Doedel, then, 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗶𝗲, 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘂𝘀, and 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮 will engage in a conversation about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 (𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿) 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, moderated by 𝗪𝗶𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘂
Extra: Presented by 𝗩𝗨 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗹, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰, and, this edition, 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
More info & tickets: rialtofilm.nl/nl/films/2741/suriname-50-louis-doedel

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹
In the Netherlands, very few people know the remarkable yet tragic life story of Louis Doedel: a Surinamese trade unionist through and through. Born in Paramaribo in 1905, he attended secondary school there and became increasingly aware in the 1920s of poverty and social inequality, deciding to take action against it. However, his union activities were viewed with great suspicion by the colonial authorities. In 1937, just as he was about to present a petition to the governor on behalf of the working population, he was arrested. He was subsequently admitted ‘for observation’ to the Wolffenbuttel psychiatric institution. That ‘observation’ lasted until 1980. A few days after his release from the clinic, he passed away. Surinamese-Dutch journalist Nina Jurna sets out to uncover the history of her great-uncle and to examine the role of her homeland during the colonial era, turning the journey into a search for her own roots as well. Director Frank Zichem captures this exploration in this 50-minute documentary.