Tracking Local Development in West Africa: A Holistic and Participatory Approach
by Kees van der Geest
In this video Prof Ton Dietz (University of Amsterdam) introduces the methodology of a research project that aims to improve the evaluation of development interventions in Africa. The research approach is participatory and holistic. The video contains an interview supported with images from the field (Northern Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso).
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In Search Of Teachers
by Herman Kruijer
Within the framework of Education for All, Tanzania has implemented a program for free Universal Primary Education in 2002. The results are impressive: the Nett Enrollment Rate increased to more than 97% in 2007.
However, this quantitative success created an urgent lack of teachers. ‘There are many schools, but very little education.’ This situation evoked the question: ‘What makes young people decide to join the teaching profession, what are their experiences in the profession and how do they see their future as a teacher? Will they stay, or will they leave?’.
In the impressive documentary ‘In Search of Teachers’ by Herman Kruijer, Tanzanian teachers tell about their work and life.
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Forestgarden
by Koen Kusters
Forestgarden is a short documentary about Mister Atori, a ‘forest farmer’ in Indonesia. He derives his income from trees, without having to cut them. His farm looks and functions like a tropical forest. But, can his environmentally friendly farm stand the test of time and pressures of modernity – what happens when Mister Atori needs more money?
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Hong Kong: The political economy of urban development
by Francesca Miazzo, Jelle Adamse, & Anna Hult
During the summer 2007, the department of Urban Planning of the UvA organized a study trip in Hong Kong. We decided to realize a research about the political economy of urban development of the metropolitan area. We realized a movie because we wanted to show the incredible variety of images that this city provided to us.
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Een Rattenvanger in Amsterdam: Feit of Fabel?
by Reyna Veldhuis
The public space of the street used to be a child space, but has been transformed into an adult space. Were have all the children gone?
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Weg van West
by Irene Mokkink, Daniel Gulpers, Rachel Morssink, Joris Lohman, Jan Moerings and Marjolein den Dekker
Weg van West is a twelve-minute documentary about Ali Baddaou, who works in Slotervaart, Amsterdam. He organises sports events for children. We get to know Ali and his view on the situation in Slotervaart, a part of the city of Amsterdam which is seen as a problematic and having a low socio-economic status. Slotervaart is inhabited by people of numerous different ethnic, religious and cultural background.
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Shit and Chicks
by Kees van der Geest
Shit and Chicks is a peaceful portrait of a farmer in the remote savannah of Northwest Ghana. He uses an age-old technique to feed his small chickens. Detached, and seemingly unnoticed by the farmer, the camera registers the man's activities. Initially, it is hard to tell what exactly he is doing, but in the end, the pieces fall together in a thrilling close-up.
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New Ways for China. Car-Based Urban Economy as a Way Forward?
by Marco te Brömmelstroet and Renting Xu
China is facing urgent and growing problems. Pursuing economic growth means coping with a strong urbanization trend and increasing traffic problems. As can be seen in western countries, urbanization, urban form and car use are strongly interrelated issues. Are Chinese cities learning from past western experiences or are they making similar mistakes?
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Fighting Together: An Ethnography of a Cancer Ward in Kenya
by Benson Mulemi
This short documentary tells about the cancer crisis in Kenya and how the patients and their families are struggling to restore wellbeing despite protracted treatment.
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Milonga de los Inquietos
by Eeke Jagers
A short film about how Argentinians and foreigners in Buenos Aires, Argentina relate to the culture of the tango. This documentary is part of Eeke Jagers' thesis Tango dansen of tangorelaties.
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 Urban Renewal and the Olympics - The Barcelona Story
by Paul C. 't Hoen, Carlos Palo-de Groot, Eva Bosman, Jinne Wijnnobel and Frank Montagne
How did the 1992 Olympics influence urban renewal in Barcelona?
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Gentrification in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin
by Anne Blankert, Ivo Snijders, Joris Oele, and Sara Meek
What is the driving force behind the process of gentrification in Prenzlauerberg, Berlin?
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Bittersweet
by Anna Laven
In the complex and global cocoa industry, there are vast numbers of cocoa farmers, yet they represent the weakest link in the economic chain. As we listen to the stories told by the farmers, chocolate, which once tasted so sweet, starts to take on a bitter taste...
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If You Do Good
by Marloes Kraan
This ten-minute film portrays a fishing expedition as it currently is done in Ghana by Anlo-Ewe beach seine fishermen.
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