Holland

10 Qs with filmmaker Daniel Kooman about his “Search for Revival”

by andrewkooman on March 21, 2012

My younger brother Daniel will occasionally slip out of the country and travel to far reaching places.  He usually brings a camera.  His latest film brought him to 5 continents and after a few years of work, travel, and mind-boggling experience, he’s put together a surprising film. I’d venture to say A Filmmaker’s Search For Revival [...]

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My Words in Dutch + Swedish

by andrewkooman on June 28, 2010

I was pretty excited today to get two different packages in the mail.  The first was the Swedish translation of the new issue of Eye See Magazine, which is a social justice-focused magazine based out of Colorado.  Published into English and Swedish each issue, it is distributed in seven countries.  This particular issue features one [...]

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The Occupied Garden

by andrewkooman on May 31, 2010

The Occupied Garden, Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski I’ve been reading The Occupied Garden, pulled from the stack of books I’m using to understand and get a sense of the feeling of Holland during World War II.  The authors, sisters, write a memoir of their father’s family during the war and weave a greater [...]

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Liberation Day!

by andrewkooman on May 4, 2010

My mom reminded me on the phone that today marks the day Canadian soldiers liberated Holland from Germany during World War II. Here’s an article from the CBC to commemorate the fateful day, one my family is very thankful for! Here’s some footage detailing the Liberation from the Canadian Army Newsreel: And some footage on [...]

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