Archive

18 January 2020 22:05 - 22:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

I Have No Other Country than this Country

Writing in Afrikaans and English: a conversation about South Africa, generational differences, and the future - plus poetry.

18 January 2020 22:05 - 22:01 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life: Reggie Baay

Writers tell us about their favourite book, followed by a book-signing session.

18 January 2020 22:01 - 00:05 uur Filmhuis - zaal 1

A screening of the film selection of poet Rosabelle Illes. Without knowing it, Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is playing the lead in a reality soap - precisely the kind of television that became so popular shortly after the film's release. Lightly inspired by Philip K. Dick (among others), director Peter Weir tells this bizarre story in which absolutely everthing is as fake as fake can be.

18 January 2020 21:55 - 22:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

National Quiz of New Dutch

Now that the Smibanese Dictionary 2.0 of street language has been published, Writers Unlimited is hosting the National Quiz of New Dutch! Come and test your knowledge of New Dutch, which has influences of Turkish, Sranantongo, Papiamento, English and Berber.

18 January 2020 21:40 - 22:00 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life: Cynthia McLeod

18 January 2020 21:20 - 22:10 uur Filmhuis - zaal 1

Johan Fretz's road trip through Surinam, Onder de Paramariboom, and film

Toriman and writer Fretz discusses film clips, inspired by his travel tale of Surinam

18 January 2020 21:15 - 21:35 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life: Angelina Enny

18 January 2020 21:10 - 22:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

Ellen Deckwitz and Adriaan van Dis: Inheritance

A discussion about family, inheritance and whether or not it is possible to escape the transferral of history, and thereby your roots, and the good fortune or grief that goes along with them.

18 January 2020 21:05 - 23:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Saturday Night Wintercafé

Here, at the beating heart of the Writers Unlimited festival, you encounter one another, or the authors for a chat and to sign their books. Festival guide and presenter Francis Broekhuijsen leads the way through the program. The De Vries Van Stockum Bookshop is open all evening in the foyer, offering a special selection of titles by all festival authors.

Meet & Greet - time schedule
Meet the writers for a conversation or booksigning!
20.55-21.10 Angelina Enny and Goenawan Mohamad
21.10-21.30 Cynthia Mc Leod, Reggie Baay and Nelleke Noordervliet
22.05-22.25 Adriaan van Dis and Ellen Deckwitz
23.00-23.15 Soortkill

18 January 2020 21:00 - 21:50 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Poetry Unlimited: Surinam and Aruba

Conversations with two poets about their work and how roots influence it - plus readings.

18 January 2020 20:50 - 21:10 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

Book of My Life: Jörgen Raymann

18 January 2020 20:30 - 21:45 uur Filmhuis - zaal 2

FILM: A Fool's Paradise

In the road movie A Fool's Paradise, South African-Dutch director Saskia Vredeveld journeys through South Africa and asks if she would still feel at home in that country. She follows in the footsteps of Dutch colonists and travels into the unknown. Documentary, Netherlands, 2019. Languages: Dutch, English, Afrikaans; subtitled in Dutch.

18 January 2020 20:15 - 22:15 uur Theater en Filmhuis Dakota

The Bright Side of Life

About the show: "Home is not where you come from, but where things are good for you." Followed by a conversation with writer Vamba Sherif and Bright O. Richards - in Dutch

18 January 2020 20:10 - 21:05 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Spot on Young Poets

High-school students from Dalton Den Haag recite their own poetry, the result of workshops and poetry lessons given at the schools by poet and guest teacher Diann van Faassen. Appearing with them is poet Roberta Petzoldt, winner of the 2019 C. Buddingh Prize, as well as young student-poet Mirle Wittekoek, winner of the 2019 Young Campert Award.

18 January 2020 20:01 - 20:45 uur Filmhuis - Studio A