10th edition CIFF – 10-14 April 2024

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The President´s Daughter & the Richest Freeborn Lady

Mildred Roethof | Netherlands | 2023 | doc | 84 min | Dutch | n.s.

The leading role in this documentary is played by the gifted and always energetic writer Cynthia McLeod (1936). She has set herself one last mission: to bring lasting attention to the history of slavery and the legendary first freeborn woman and first black female millionaire in Suriname, Elisabeth Samson (1715 - 1771). Filmmaker Mildred Roethof follows her on a journey through the Dutch colonial past.
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McLeod debunks the created untruths, myths, and stereotypes through thorough factual research. We get to know McLeod as a strong and open character with a great sense of humor, who still lives life to the fullest. A movie about two razor-sharp women who provide insights that shed a unique light on Dutch history.

Place: The Cinemas 

Date: April 12

Time: 19:00

Duration:84min

Year in
Festival

2024

Director

Mildred Roethof

Country

Netherlands 

Language

Dutch 

Length

84

Year of Production

2023