The Empire project

This is the official blog of the Empire project: an immersive documentary series about the unintended consequences of Dutch colonialism in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

July 15, 2012 10:13 pm

C'est magnifique! →

Holy shit. This French blog just compared our work in Suriname to the best documentary ever made.

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May 31, 2012 5:59 am

The people of Holanda

Behold! The second teaser for Empire: Migrants.

This time we take you to the village of Holanda, Brazil, where cousins married cousins for generations.

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January 26, 2012 1:35 pm

Trailer “Empire: Bakermat (Meanwhile in Holland)”

This two channel/one soundtrack Empire intermezzo will be on view at CBK Zuidoost until February 25th.

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October 23, 2011 12:54 pm

EMPIRE: 29º00’ S, 24º00’ E teaser

We’re proud to present a teaser for our latest Empire film, starring Adil Dante on the banjo. Adil is actually a fantastic Cape Malay choir singer, but during some downtime he picked up his friend’s banjo and showed us what he can do.

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The Empire project

C'est magnifique! →