documentary ‘Tijn… Tino, adopted photographer in search of family portrait’ | broadcasted by HUMAN on Dutch television

Tijn… Tino, adopted photographer in search of family portrait

documentary | video color | 65 minutes

filmstill: selfportratit of Tijn van Dijk on his weddingday with Desi Hartati

When the young photographer Tijn van Dijk, adopted from Indonesia at the age of three, returns to his home country he slowly changes back into the Indonesian he thinks he truly is.

Shooting period spanned four years in Indonesia and the Netherlands

direction, camera and sound: Carina Ellemers
sound mix: Michel Schöpping
produced: Carina Ellemers (for Foundation Benina) and JB Macrander (for Bonanza Films)
broadcaster: HUMAN Dutch television

watch the documentary on Holland Doc.