Vrije Ruimte Festival: Amsterdam Global Village (Johan van der Keuken, 1996) + panel talk

Johan van der Keuken | 1996 | NL | 245’ | EN subtitles

For this year's Vrije Ruimte Festival, Filmhuis Cavia unearths a true masterpiece of Dutch cinema. Arguably Johan van der Keuken’s most important piece of work, the Amsterdam-born director here takes on the near-impossible task of developing a picture of Amsterdam in all of its different communities and identities, from a Ghanian funeral to the Roxy club, and from a traditional fishmonger in the Jordaan to the living room of a Chechen refugee. What results is a long love letter to the city in all of its 180 nationalities.

The screening will be followed by a break with food and drinks, and a panel talk about the current situation of the city, with Isis van der Wel (Ruigoord, CAWA), Wouter Pocorni (urbanist, activist), Yannesh Meijman (filmmaker), Yuchen Li (Asian Movie Night) and Ivo Schmetz (OT301, Amsterdam Alternative). The event will end with music in the cosy garden next to our building.

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