Mother Suriname – Mama Sranan

Mother Suriname – Mama Sranan 2023 Directed by Tessa Leuwsha Moeder Suriname – Mama Sranan

A woman looks back on her life, through narration and song. In Mother Suriname – Mama Sranan, filmmaker Tessa Leuwsha uses a stream of fascinating colorized archival footage to illustrate the lives of Surinamese women like her grandmother, who was a washerwoman.

Country Netherlands

Production Countries Netherlands , Suriname

Language Dutch

Spoken Language Dutch

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies NTR , Pieter van Huystee Film & TV , Netherlands Film Production Incentive , Nederlands Filmfonds , NPO Fonds

Release Date 16 November 2023

71 mins