Films

Ethnographic visuals through an observing eye

  • Worktitle: Tjakalele Alifuru

    May 12, 2026

    A new documentary is in the making, exploring a warrior dance from a Moluccan perspective. A story that reveals how collective memory is creating a new sense of belonging. The film explores the Tjakalele as more than a traditional dance. It is a living connection to the ancestors, a symbol of […]

  • Dealing with Exorcism

    March 24, 2023

    Documentary – A rare glimpse into the life of a village community on Ambon, one of the Moluccan islands. Pastor Ina and her husband, Pastor Eddy, are leading a Pentecostal church community in the village of Suli. Almost every day they are confronted with cases of spirit possession […]

  • Lau Kopot o – Bearer of culture

    March 17, 2023

    Documentary – In her village Hulaliu on the island of Haruku near Ambon, Augustina Noija-Laisina – called Grandma Au – learned the song ‘Lau Kopot o’. In it, the ancestors are called to send fireflies to light the way in the dark. This also means the call for ‘enlightenment’ in difficult times. When […]

  • The making of Mahina

    May 26, 2020

    A look behind the scenes by one of the theme portraits of the cultural project ‘Mahina – An ode to women’. In this theme portrait Danny Kolanus dances the ceremonial Tnabar Fanewa. Danny Kolanus’ family came to the Netherlands in the early 1950s as a result of forced migration […]

  • Generasi yang Pertama

    September 22, 2015

    A short film about the first generation of the Moluccan community in a small town Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. The film was shown during the first presentation of the book ‘Van Ambon Manisé naar de Bomenbuurt’. A memorial book that consists of self-written stories […]

  • Lau kopot o – Bearer of culture

    April 1, 2014

    Trailer – In her village Hulaliu on the island of Haruku near Ambon, Augustina Noija-Laisina – called Grandma Au – learned the song ‘Lau Kopot o’. In it, the ancestors are called to send fireflies to light the way in the dark. This also means the call for ‘enlightenment’ in difficult times. […]

  • Dealing with Exorcism

    October 2, 2012

    Trailer – A rare glimpse into the life of a village community on Ambon, one of the Moluccan islands. Pastor Ina and her husband, Pastor Eddy, are leading a Pentecostal church community in the village of Suli. Almost every day they are confronted with cases of spirit possession […]

  • Speaking in Faith

    January 31, 2010

    Documentary – John Malaihollo’s belief in Jesus is a fundamental part of his life, which has intermingled with his specific use of photography. Why has he become a follower of Jesus? What moved him to join the Delft Christian Fellowship in the Netherlands? In […]

  • The Tjakalele Alifuru

    December 1, 2005

    Documentary – Pika Nendissa was born and raised in the Netherlands and has been performing the Moluccan warrior-dance Tjakalele from a very early age. He is a descendant of a family that has traditionally been given the right to perform this dance. In these weekly training sessions in […]