THE PROMISE
Netherlands 2024 – Director: Daan Veldhuizen – Original language: Dutch, English, Malay – Subtitles: English – Length: 115 min.
The brief period when West Papua’s was colonised by the Dutch was characterised by “western exports” and new constraints on the Melanesian population. When the colony was due to gain the independence it had been promised, Indonesia laid claim to the land. Geopolitics and economic interests crush the hope for self-determination. Sara Gómez
Content warning: This film contains explicit descriptions of violence, armed violence, cropses and racism.
German premiere
Biography
Daan Veldhuizen is a director, cinematographer and editor with a BA in Audiovisual Arts from the Willem the Kooning Academy. His debut documentary STORIES FROM LAKKA BEACH was nominated for Best Dutch Documentary at the IDFA and won several awards.
Filmography (selection)
STORIES FROM LAKKA BEACH, NL 2011, 77 min.
BANANAS, PANCAKE AND THE CHILDREN OF STICKY RICE, NL 2015, 90 min.
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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Camera: Jean Counet NSC, Daan Veldhuizen, Pierre Rezus NSC, Adri Schrover NSC, Reinout Steenhuizen NSC. Sound: Wouter Veldhuis, Chiel Aldershoff, Pepijn Aben, Raoul Popma. Editing: Daan Veldhuizen, Ruben van der Hammen NCE. Music: Pieter de Graaf. Production: Witfilm. Producer: Iris Lammertsma. International Sales: CinemaDelicatessen.
