Eye commemorates eighty years of freedom
In the context of the commemoration of the Second World War and the celebration of freedom since the liberation, now eighty years ago, films can be seen in Eye that tie in with Remembrance Day and Liberation Day. There is also a selection of films to watch at home on the Eye Film Player.
By Eye Editors24 April 2025
still Nesjomme (Sandra Beerends, NL 2024)
Neshoma (Sandra Beerends, 2025)
In this compelling and moving montage of richly varied archive material from the interbellum, the neshoma, the soul, of Jewish Amsterdam comes to life. From 1 to 5 May, the film can be seen for free on the Eye Film Player.
Hiroshima mon amour (Alain Resnais, 1958)
Eye Filmmuseum is re-releasing Alain Resnais’ restored classic Hiroshima mon amour in cinemas. Writer Marguerite Duras wrote the screenplay, for which she won an Oscar. A couple in love deals with war traumas, with the bomb on Hiroshima as a benchmark. In 2025, it will be eighty years since the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place. The universal themes of the film – memory, loss, trauma – also tie in with the commemoration of the war victims on 4 May.
still Het meisje met het rode haar (Ben Verbong, NL 1980)
Het meisje met het rode haar (Ben Verbong, 1981)
On Remembrance Day, the premiere of the new restoration of Het meisje met het rode haar (The girl with the red hair), the Dutch film classic about resistance fighter Hannie Schaft (played by Renee Soutendijk), will take place. The film was thought to be lost, but after years of searching, the negative was found by the filmmaker and has now been restored and digitalized by Eye. Afterwards, there will be a Q&A with director Ben Verbong and director of photography Theo van de Sande.
still Laatste dagen (Maartje Seyferth, NL 2024)
Laatste dagen (Maartje Seyfert, 2024)
Premiere of the latest film by independent film duo Victor Nieuwenhuijs and Maartje Seyferth. In the final phase of his life, Max is haunted by the echoes of his lost loved ones. The ghosts from his past invade his crumbling world. On 4 May with Q&A with makers Victor Nieuwenhuijs and Maartje Seyferth.
still The Camp at Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembène, SN 1988)
Camp de Thiaroye (Ousmane Sembène, 1988)
One of the most powerful films about colonial racism during World War II was banned in France for over a decade. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 1988 Venice Film Festival. Screening on 5 May, with an introduction (in English) by historian Maurice San-A-Jong.
still Lacuna (Maartje Wegdam, Nienke Huitenga, 2024)
Lacuna (Maartje Wegdam en Nienke Huitenga Broeren, 2025)
This XR experience is a captivating combination of 3D modelling, audio, animation and personal footage. The history of three serviette rings leads audiences from Paramaribo to Amsterdam and the mental institution Het Apeldoornse Bosch. Distorted memories and almost intangible images transport the elderly woman Sonja to a forgotten moment of loss and grief during World War Two.