PREN-ki: Suriname Short Films (with Q&A filmmakers)

For the Srefidensi Film Dey, we invite PREN-ki Suriname Short Film Festival and Ventilator Cinema to present three recent Surinamese short docu- and fiction films including an after-talk with the filmmakers and curators.

In this block, we screen the following films:

Brown Sugar by Jomara Roletti (23 min)

Brown Sugar is about a couple who have been together for a while, but where one of the two feels that the relationship is starting to become monotonous. To reassure her partner, she devises a plan to add some extra sweetness to their relationship.

Burden by Gaston Pierpont (9 min)

'BURDEN' is about a grandson who had a bond with his grandmother. Now that she is no longer here, everything he does he thinks of conversations they had, arguments they had, sweet things they did, grandma's complaining, but most of all her warnings and prohibitions.

Normal Citizens of Suriname by Morena Leter (20 min)

Normal Citizens of Suriname is an intimate docuseries focusing on stories of ordinary Surinamese citizens. Each episode is a portrait of one Surinamese, captured during a day full of meaningful moments.

Episode 1 revolves around Dennis Baarn. As we follow him during his daily activities, he takes us into his thoughts. Musing, he talks about his childhood, the people of the past and how his life is arranged now.

Who is Dennis Baarn? What does Suriname mean to him? What does he hope to leave behind when he's gone? In this first episode, we get to see answers, and perhaps a bit of ourselves.

About PREN-ki Suriname Short Film Festival

Founded by The Under Foundation, the PREN-Ki Suriname Short Film Festival is a platform for talent, creativity and passion. The vision is to make PREN-Ki an annual event to inspire more filmmakers in Suriname to share their stories with the world.

The PREN-Ki Festival offers filmmakers a platform to showcase their work and boost the Surinamese film scene/industry. In collaboration with Ventilator Cinema in Amsterdam, films from the first edition of PREN-Ki will be screened in 2024. This is the first Surinamese film festival in the Netherlands. The aim is to highlight independent Surinamese filmmakers to an international audience.