Nomade in niemandsland
After a stroke, Caribbean artist Felix de Rooy is searching for a way into his new reality. This intimate, bittersweet portrait highlights his pioneering significance as a queer artist of colour.
Festival Lieve Stad, 750
Run time 58 minutes
Genre Film
Language Dutch
Nomade in Niemandsland
The first in the Dutch Kingdom to freely express through his art what it means to be queer and Caribbean, Felix de Rooy addresses sensitive issues. Despite the relevance and artistic value of his works, he is not included in the white art world. This documentary confronts you with the unpredictability of life, when Felix suffers a stroke.
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Then a surprising thing happens: due to changing social consciousness, young makers of colour look back and see on whose shoulders they stand. And there is a retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Suddenly, Felix gets the recognition he deserves.
Credits
direction Hester Jonkhout
producer Nienke Korthof, Willem Baptist
executive producer Manon Tsang, Hester Jonkhout
screenplay Hester Jonkhout
camera Hester Jonkhout
editing Sander Cijsouw
sound design Diego van Uden
production company Tangerine Tree
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About Lieve Stad, 750
This performance is part of Lieve Stad, 750, a joint theater festival of Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and Meervaart. In honor of 750 years of Amsterdam, we are celebrating an extra-large edition in May with more than 50 performances in 13 theaters throughout the city. The festival brings everything together: the artists, the stages, the stories and the audience. We honor the city's rich traditions, but also give space to new voices and perspectives. Together we make Amsterdam - and we celebrate it.
Celebrate the art. Celebrate the city. Celebrate it together.
