BETA DISINI.
I am here.
National Community-Based Live Program on 70 years of Moluccan presence in the Netherlands
Empowerment, Agency & Future-oriented.
Beyond Walls joined forces with Museum Maluku to create a nationwide Live program on March 21, to commemorate, remember, celebrate and amplify 70 years of Moluccan presence in The Netherlands. This period marks the arrival of large groups of Moluccan families as a result of the independence war, proclamation of the RMS and decolonization then exactly 70 years ago. Hosted by Rocky Hehakaija and Jeftha Pattikawa. With collaborations in the Netherlands, Portugal and Maluku.
Beyond Walls created BETA DISINI in collaboration and co-creation with Moluccan communities in the Netherlands in Vaassen, Vught, Ommen, Tiel, Ridderkerk and Rotterdam and Ambon, Maluku & beyond to show the world: BETADISINI (I Am Here).
BEYOND WALLS developed a community-based program concept and co-creation method, curated and produced the program and visuals, which consisted of 8 Live items on 8 different locations throughout The Netherlands and Ambon, Maluku. Parts of the visuals produced by Beyond Walls were broadcasted by NOS.
The livestream was viewed by over 50.000 people in the Netherlands, Maluku and other places in the world. The NOS broadcasted fragments of BETADISINI during their evening program.
Full version with English subtitles.
Full version with Bahasa Indonesia subtitles.
Empowerment.
Highlighting strength and ownership. The Tifa group Tiga Batang Rumah during the production of one of the live-items for BETA DISINI. Here Tiga Batang Rumah standing in one of the former barracks in Camp Vught. A former SS concentration camp where after the Indonesian Revolution and proclamation of Moluccan independence people were sent to by the Dutch government. A thriving Moluccan community is still living in this area what is now called Kamp Lunetten.
Agency.
Working in co-creating with and for communities. Amplifying agency and diasporic voices from concept to realization.
On the left: a snippet from a short film where the Moluccan community of Vaassen is highlighted. Produced for the BETA DISINI live program.
Future-oriented
Amplifying voices of young generations. Great-granddaughter of Coosje Ayal, a renown freedom fighter against imperial forces during and after Second World War in the Pacific. She is standing in front of a recently opened street named after her great-grandmother.
Photos by Sergio Risamasu
Short films.
BETA DISINI also features short films developed, directed and produced by Beyond Walls in collaboration with the communities in the Netherlands and Maluku; Ambon and Seram.