CINEBLEND, the monthly evening of SAVAN (Dutch Foundation for Audiovisual Anthropology) with dinner, film, and debate, has the following theme on Tuesday, December 7:

Longing for Maluku?
Identity of Moluccan youth in the Netherlands

On April 25, 1950, the Republic of South Moluccas (RMS) was proclaimed on Ambon. Now, in 2010, 60 years later, there is still no independent republic. In the meantime, a new generation of Moluccans has grown up in the Netherlands or is still growing up there. On this Cineblend evening, the second and third generations will have their say. How do they view the history of their parents and grandparents? Do they still identify with the longing of the older generation? How do they describe their own identity, and where does the strong connection to Melanesian identity stem from? During this evening, various excerpts will be screened from films in which Moluccan history, the desire to return, and changing identity in the Netherlands take center stage.

The guests are:

Lizette Mataheru, filmmaker. Her graduation film 'Rumah Tua, a final journey to the parental home' is currently receiving a great deal of attention. The film shows her grandmother's preparations for her trip to the Moluccas, which she is undertaking together with the filmmaker.

John Albert Jansen, director and producer. He is currently working with director Annelotte Verhaagen on 'Homeless Memories, Frans Lopulalan and the Moluccan Cause'. In the film, the writer Frans Lopulalan returns to the land of their ancestors together with his son Benja.

Frans Lopulalan, writer. With his debut novel 'Onder de sneeuw een Indisch graf' (1985), he gave a voice to the Moluccans in the Netherlands. In 1994, his book 'Dakloze herinneringen' was published.

Henry and Joshua Timisela, filmmakers. Their film 'Sterk' premiered on November 11, 2010. 'Sterk' is a no-budget film that deals with the everyday life of Moluccan youth in a Moluccan neighborhood in Tiel.

The discussion leader is Otjep Rahantoknam, who works at the National Support Centre for Moluccan Education (LSEM). Since 1988, the LSEM has been operating as a national institution in the field of upbringing, education, and schooling for Moluccans.

Soeterijn Café, Tropentheater
Linnaeusstraat 2 in Amsterdam

17:30-18:00 walk-in
18:00-19:30 dinner at € 17.50 including a drink
(reservations required on 020 - 5688 500 or via [email protected])

19:30-22:00 program, free admission, no reservation required
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM drinks

For more information: www.savan.nl/cineblend, [email protected], 020 - 5688 520

Location
Linnaeusstraat 2 te Amsterdam



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