TROPICAL AMSTERDAM Film Trailer HD

Documentary film Tropical Amsterdam explores Dutch heritage and the Dutch Burgher community in Sri Lanka through oral history and personal memories. Framed and guided by Christmas celebrations at the Dutch Burgher Union and in private homes, we delve into the lives of several elderly Burghers who grew up during colonial times in Ceylon and stayed on after Sri Lanka became independent. In a humorous yet critical way the documentary centers on the question of identity and investigates the paradoxes and contradictions within the Burgher community itself. For more information visit www.tropicalamsterdam.com