Curaçao, Netherlands 2020Language:Dutch, PapiamentoSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Eché JangaWriter:Eché Janga, Esther DuyskerCinematographer:Gregg TelussaEditor:Pelle AsselbergsSound:Mark Glynne, Tom BijnenWith:Tiara Richards, Felix de Rooy, Everon Jackson HooiProducer:Derk-Jan Warrink, Koji NelissenProduction Company:KeplerfilmDistributor:Picture Tree International86 min, Colour

Her rational father keeps telling 11-year-old Kenza to use Dutch instead of her mother tongue Papiamentu. After all, she is supposed to have a better life in the future. Together with her grandfather, who pursues his interest in mythical traditions, the three of them live on Curaçao. Kenza feels uprooted and lost. With adolescent feelings on the horizon, she sets out in search of time-honoured traditions, ancestors and customs. It becomes a search for her cultural origins and her mother's spiritual heritage. A story about the continuing effects of colonisation and cultural appropriation, told in accentuated images and supported by a strong actress.

Director's Biography:Director and screenwriter for short films, series, commercials and feature films. Studied at the Nederlandse Filmacademie. Here he learned to transport his collected daydreams into films in a balance between acting and image composition.

Director's Filmography:
2014 HELIUM

2012 STOCKHOLM (KURZ)

2011 TER OBSERVATIE (KURZ)