27 min documentary made by Tobias van Oosten, 2020

About the film

For my thesis of the Cultural Anthropology and Visual Ethnography master programme at Leiden University, I decided not to go abroad as a classic Anthropologist is often expected to. I decided to stay in Amsterdam and specifically focus on the experience of Gentrification by older inhabitants of Amsterdam North. I conducted ethnographic research and made a visual thesis in the form of a documentary, besides my written thesis.

Synopsis

In the ethnographic film Time for North, we bike through the neighbourhood of a young local activist called Lucas. The film draws upon collaborative and historic photographs to establish a link between an industrial past and a present targeted by Gentrification. Throughout the film, Lucas meets up with residents who are dealing with the changes bound to Gentrification. We gain insight into the impact these changes have on their lives.

Festivals and Awards

2020 Amsterdam Buurt film Festival - Selected 2023 First-Time Filmmaker Volume 11 - Selected 2023 Filmmaker Sessions Volume 11 - Selected

Credits

Director, Camera, Editing, Sound, Research by Tobias van Oosten.

This film was made as part of the Leiden Master Programme Cultural Anthropology and Visual Ethnography 2020.