Zwarte Cross is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and is the subject of a documentary that will be discovered soon. The movie is called Black Cross: Mostly Bu-J Te Bang and will be available in October.
The film takes viewers back to 25 years ago that Zwarte Cross was founded in 1997. The documentary is directed by Floor van der Kemp and Lars Gierveld, who follow the festival. For example, the unofficial director “Aunt Rikie”, who retired this year, will be featured in the documentary.
The origin of the Zwarte Cross is described by the makers as “a childhood dream” of the two friends, which “started with 1,000 visitors at one location in Hummelo and grew into one of the largest festivals in Europe with 220,000 visitors per year”.
The documentary was produced by De Coproducer and created in collaboration with the organization De Feestfabriek. De Feestfabriek did not help to raise funds to secure independence.
The film contains images of the father of co-founder Hendrik Jan Lovink. His father got the first black cross and in the years that followed he painted many more.
The film premiered at the Royal Tuschinski Theater in Amsterdam. It is not yet known when the premiere will take place. The documentary can be seen from October 9 in 25 Pathé cinemas and from October 24 on streaming service Videoland.
Source: NU
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