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Ida Does | Netherlands, Aruba | 2013 | 80 min | English
Poet, playwright, author and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott (1930) is a Caribbean son from St. Lucia. His work embodies the beauty of the island and its inhabitants. The awarding of the Nobel Prize was seen by many as recognition for Creole and Caribbean cultures.
Filmmaker Ida Does, who previously shot films about the prominent Surinamese Anton de Kom and Henri Frans de Ziel, alias Trefossa, composed a careful, intimate portrait of the boy from St. Lucia. His studio, his current home and the house where he was born are the backdrop for open-hearted interviews with friends, family and staff.
The moving speech he delivered in 1992 upon receipt of the Nobel Prize is a recurring theme in the film. However, its true lead is of course the poetry, the art and their importance for every community: ‘Poetry is an island that breaks away from the main.’
Place: The Cinemas 3
Date: 27 March 2015
Time: 19:45
Duration: 1:30
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 28 March 2015
Time: 13:15
Duration: 1:30
Year in
Festival
2015
Director
Ida Does
Camera
Ingmar Maduro
Country
Netherlands
Aruba
Editor
Camille Does
Language
English
Length
80 min
Producer
Ida Does
Production Company
Ida Does Productions
Production Design
Ida Does
Sales
Ida Does
Scenario
Ida Does
Sound Design
Camille Does
Year of Production
2013
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