How an ancient collection from long lost civilizations became a focal point of one of the world’s major political controversies today.
The travelling exhibition Crimea – Gold and Treasures of the Black Sea are being held hostage in the cellars of the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, and it can’t go back home: since the annexation of Crimea by Putin, the art collection has become stateless. The treasures that were excavated on the peninsula have become a plaything in a power struggle between de museums at Crimea and the government in Ukraine. Both parties claim the archeological collection as their own, like roots of their identity. The Netherlands has unwillingly become a referee: to which party should the treasures been given back?
THE TREASURES OF CRIMEA is a Zeppers Film production, in co-production with the NTR and was funded by the Netherlands Film Fund, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, CoBO, Mediafonds, Fonds 21, AFK and more.
THE TREASURES OF CRIMEA had it’s worldpremière during IDFA 2021 and has since been shown on several (international) filmfestivals. The documentary has also been broadcasted in the summer of 2022.
‘The Treasures of Crimea’ has won the Special Jury Award at One World Festival! The selected films aim to surprise and to introduce new perspectives. This applies to the film, which takes a unique look at the occupation of Crimea: will a local museum......
Oeke Hoogendijk’s film The Treasures of Crimea will have its world premiere on 20 November, at Carré as part of IDFA’s Frontlight Selection! During the festival, the film can also be seen on November 23, 25 and 27! Get your tickets on the IDFA site......
Director
Oeke Hoogendijk
Oeke Hoogendijk (1961) went to the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Utrecht, where she graduated in theater director (1990). From 1990 to 1996 she directed stageplays for mutiple theater companies. In 1997 she started an education in television documentary at the Media Academy. Her debut film in 1998 as a director (in collaboration with Paul Cohen) A HAPPY TIME was broadcasted by the NTS and won the Dutch Academy Award Het Gouden Beeld and the Euro-Comenius Award (Vienna). THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM – THE FILM (2014) won several awards, for example a Gouden Kalf on the Dutch Film Festival and Best Dutch Documentary on IDFA.
Credits
Director and script Oeke Hoogendijk
Camera Sander Snoep en Gregor Meerman
Sound Mark Wessener
Montage Gys Zevenbergen
