Ida Does

(Paramaribo) debuted in 2008 as director with the documentary Trefossa Mi a No Mi, about the Surinamese poet Trefossa (1916-1975), pioneer in the use of Sranantongo in poetry. The documentary was the opening film of the film festival The Backlot in Suriname and won the audience award at the Africa in the Picture Film Festival in Amsterdam (2010). Does has a long career behind her as editor-in-chief and journalist for various media in the Netherlands, Suriname and Aruba. In the 1990s she was editor-in-chief of Mutyama, a Surinamese magazine for culture and history. She also published in De Journalist, het Algemeen Dagblad, Vrij Nederland, De West and Mokro. In Aruba she headed the editorial staff of the daily Amigoe Aruba. In addition she worked for VPRO radio (De Avonden) and was a correspondent for Wereldnet (radio). For years she worked with Omroep West as an editor-in-chief of various television programmes. For some years now she has been a self-employed film maker and producer.