Disini
An animated short about how- and why my Moluccan grandparents came to the Netherlands. A story familiar for almost all Moluccan people in the Netherlands, but not so much to the rest of the people living here.
Made as a final project for my university minor: ‘Visualizing Information’.
It took a while to come up with the concept for ‘disini’. As a person of mixed cultural heritage, animating the (his)story about my Moluccan grandparents sparked my interest. What led them to choose to go to the Netherlands? Was it voluntary, or maybe even forced? And why didn’t they go back home, to the Moluccas? See the answers in my final animation below
For this project I talked with my grandfather with my mom as interpreter (I’m far from fluent speaking in the Moluccan language and my grandfather knew little Dutch). My grandfather did not like to talk about the KNIL (Royal Dutch-Indies Army) period of his life hence I got only a handful of useful information.
Luckily, my maternal aunt came up with a small notebook with important dates written up by my grandfather. These notes and the additional information my grandfather told me, helped me form a rough timeline to tell the story of how and why my grandparents came to the Netherlands.
Sept-Mar, 2016/17 – Kasteel Wijchen
Exposition ‘Wijchen en Indië’
Wijchen
Apr 14,2017 – Cinema Zevenskoop
Presentation
Den Helder
May 30, 2020 – IndoFILMcafé
Featured on socials
Online
Oct 21, 2012 – Filmhuis
Disini presentation
Zevenaar
Sept 20, 2014 – Theater de leest
Presentation
Waalwijk
Jul 2, 2016 – Mindshakes
Article ’65 jaar Molukkers in Nederland’
Online
Oct 1, 2011 – 1951-2011
60 jaar Molukkers in Nederland
Den Bosch
Oct 19, 2011 – Museum Bronbeek
Exposition ‘Indië in strips en beeld’
Arnhem
Sept 29, 2012 – Expositie
Maluku Tenggara bertemu Ommen
Ommen
Nov 7, 2010 – Museum Maluku
Presents: Moviestars
Utrecht
Jan 22, 2011 – Pakhuis de Zwijger
Buat jongerendag
Amsterdam
Sept-Nov, 2011 – IndoFILMCafé
Opening for a 3 month exposition
Nijmegen
