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.

Filed under: art, brasil, brazil, documentary, eline jongsma, empire project, holand, holanda, kel o'neill, nederland, teaser, the netherlands, trailer, video, dutch,.
May 24, 2012 2:56 pm

The ecstasy of gold

Or is that “agony”?

In this trailer, we take you into the illegal gold mines of Suriname, where half of the country seems to be seeking their fortune.

We’ve never worked harder to get images. Hope you enjoy them.

Filed under: Suriname, art, documentary, eline jongsma, film, filmmaking, gold, gold mine, gold rush, kel o'neill, maroon, slave, trailer, dutch,.

The Empire project

C'est magnifique! →