(Dee sitonu a weti)

Content: An immersive initiation into the life of a Maroon community in the former Dutch colony of Suriname. Combining stories of African ancestral traditions and escaped slavery with enacted contemporary rituals, the film explores how the community’s powerful ties to the land have become endangered as industries threaten to devastate the region through deforestation and mining.

Countries:

Netherlands,

Suriname

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

100 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Siebren de Haan

Production companies:

Ideal Film,

seriousFilm,

VRIZA

Actors:

Crews:

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director

Director

Editor