Children and young people write remarkable poems about their feelings, thoughts and experiences. Now that it is not possible to come together in a theater with a large, enthusiastic group, a short film is a great opportunity to offer the young people a stage. Various directors have made short films in which a young Amsterdammer talks to an adult about his or her poem and about what lies behind the words. Music for the films was composed by the violinist Yannick Hiwat.
Letter to my unborn daughter – Sakina
Directed by Ivan Barbosa
Sakina talks to poet Gershwin Bonevacia about her past and the poem she wrote about it.
You can make happiness – Terje
Directed by Robin Coopers
Presenter Milouska Meulens talks to Terje about his poem and where you can get happiness from.
Feminism — Merith
Directed by Robin Coopers
Writer and actress Nazmiye Oral talks to Merith about his poem and play a game of football.
The girl with the big sweater – Ian
Directed by Eva Sjerps
Actor and presenter Nizar El Manouzi and Ian talk about shame.
The girl with the big sweater – Ian
Directed by Eva Sjerps
Actor and presenter Nizar El Manouzi and Ian talk about shame.
Waiting for Fate – Anouar
Directed by Laura Hermanides
Singer and actress Ellen ten Damme questions Anouar about his vision of fate and a happy life.
The dead street — Abdalkarim
Directed by Sacha Polak
Maud Vanhauwaert, poet and actress, talks to Abdalkarim about his poem about war.
Trots —Christy
Directed by Laura Hermanides
Actor Tarikh Janssen talks to Christy about her poem and learns about his presentation.
I'm going to teach you how to be happy – Sakina
Directed by Ivan Barbosa
Poet Gershwin Bonevacia meets Sakina (15 years old) who wrote a poem inspired by Gershwin's work.
The dangerous look of my father — Soufiane
She likes to snore in dark nights —Armano
Directed by Xander de Boer
Comedian/spoken word artist Jeffrey Spalburg talks to Soufiane and Armano (both 16 years old) about their poetry and their mothers.
What if there was never anything – Hamza
Directed by Meral Usluc
Presenter Dieuwertje Blok talks to Hamza (11 years old) about the emptiness in space.
The forest —Jay
Directed by Ivan Barbosa
Presenter Dieuwertje Blok and Jay talk about his poem in the woods.
