The ashes of memory; a portrait of the poet/doctor Jit Narain

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Date and time Saturday 22 January 2005 20:15 tot 21:05 uur
Location Filmhuis - zaal 4

Jit Narain is one of Surinams most important poets. He writes in Sarnami, the language of the Hindustan-Surinamese people. In daily life Jit is a doctor in the Saramacca district. In the summer of 2004 John Albert made a documentary about this striking person. this documentary shows, amongst other things, Jit Narain performing during the Winternachten Overseas festival in Paramaribo.

Dutch/Sarnami spoken, Dutch subtitles

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