Black Pete, Zwarte Piet: The Documentary

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The Netherlands is on Fire! | Need Support Now More Than Ever for This Film.

Oct 26, 2013 Comments are off

If you are unfamiliar with my project, Black Pete, Zwarte Piet: The Documentary I’m sure the images enclosed in this email have shocked you. For years, the Netherlands (the country formally known as Holland, home to Amsterdam) has presented itself as a multi-racial and liberal utopia. It is a country known for tulips, legalized marijuana [...]

“Black Pete” by Brett Russel

By blackpetethedoc

Feb 11, 2013 Comments are off

“Black Pete” the signature image for our film, was created by photographer/artist Brett Russel. Originally from Curacao, Brett for the most part, is a laid back guy. I was introduced to him and his work during a small group exhibition for young artists from the Dutch Antilles that was held in the Bijlmer (Amsterdam’s Southeast [...]