Sven Peetoom

Three young artists delve into their family past to break the generational silence about the Dutch East Indies history.

The young Ivan lives with his eccentric single mother in Rotterdam. When he receives a samurai sword one day, all his hopes and dreams become reality. Reality, however, proves to be more threatening than he could ever have imagined.

Three grandchildren take their Dutch-Indonesian grandparents to the place where they first set foot on Dutch soil. Can they unravel the long-silenced history of their grandparents about the colonial past in Indonesia? Through a journey into history, the grandchildren attempt, for the first time, to break the silence surrounding the Indo-Dutch past, addressing themes such as survival, colonialism, and secrets.

In FEAST, perpetrators, victims and their spectators become involved in a dramatic reconstruction of the Groningen HIV case. The film tells a story about power and surrender, the reversibility of truth and the desire to come home somewhere.

On a cycling trip through the province of Friesland Ravi and Vincent try to restore their old friendship. They camp on deserted fields, swim in lakes and get drunk at a fun fair. But the more distance they cover on their bikes, the more it becomes clear that they both have changed.

Mama’ku: During a trip to Indonesia, dancer Cheroney Pelupessy and her taciturn mother find a way together to come to terms with the mother’s repressed past, marked by migration, domestic violence, and intergenerational trauma. The new documentary by Sven Peetoom (Tussen Wal en Schip – Geruisloos Indisch).