2023 / 75' Dir. Tessa Leuwsha Sc. Tessa Leuwsha
Mother Suriname - Mama Sranan
Tessa Leuwsha
A compelling story about a Surinamese washerwoman who strives for a better life for her children.
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.