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Featuring: Franc Knipscheer, Eric de Brabander, Carel de Haseth, Bernadette Heiligers, Elodie Heloise, Jeroen Heuvel, Ronny Lobo, Chesley Rach, Scott Rollins, Ini Statia, Hilda de Windt-Ayubi. After 50 years of pioneering, the progressive publishing house “In de Knipscheer” is closing its doors. From the 1970s onwards, brothers Jos and Franc Knipscheer devoted themselves tirelessly to experimental and socially critical Dutch and foreign literature. In addition to Black American literature, they also published Indian, African, Surinamese, and Antillean books. Over the years, the publishing house grew to become an important bridge between Dutch-language readers and various Antillean writers. In this film, we meet the surviving brother behind the publishing house, Franc Knipscheer, and his special love for Caribbean literature, and Curaçaoan writers reflect on the harvest of 50 years of “In de Knipscheer. Hester Jonkhout is an experienced cinematographer and director who grew up in Curaçao and the Netherlands. A graduate of the Netherlands Film and Television Academy (Class of 2000), she focuses on social themes, cultural identity, and visual storytelling, blending artistic expression with social engagement. In 2024 she successfully released her own documentary “Felix de Rooy: Nomad in No Man’s Land” about visionary Curaçaoan