Student Films 2
wednesday june 6 | 14.00 hrs

De Basisschool: Dagboek van het Afscheid
Children in The Netherlands spend a lot of time from their fourth until their twelfth year in primary school. It is an important and decisive phase in the process of growing up. They learn to read and write as well as other basic skills that are meaningful on the path to adulthood. The Amsterdam primary school the Oostelijke Eilanden (Eastern Islands) gives its’ own special meaning to this process. A lot of emphasis is put on the individuality of the children. Every child is different and asks for a special approach. They are also challenged to work independently. In ‘Farewell Primary School’ we follow the making of the farewell musical, the final assignment that the teachers give the children before they wander out in the world. We see the challenges that this process brings to the teachers as well as the students.

Sara Blom (The Netherlands) | The Netherlands | 2007 | 50 min | English subtitles

camera: Sara Blom
sound: Lotte Haase
editor: Sara Blom
producer: University of Leiden, Department of Visual Ethnography

contact: Sara Blom
e: sarablom@gmail.com

Sara Blom was born on April 8, 1982 in Haarlem, The Netherlands. She currently finishes her bachelor degree in cultural anthropology with a specialisation in visual ethnography. Within this course she made a short film Chado, together with a fellow student, about the Japanese way of making tea. In the second part of the course ‘Farewell Primary School’ was realised. She will continue in documentarymaking.