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May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012
“De hel in Hotel Polen”
Directed by Hein Hoffmann
Research by Lyangelo Vasquez
May 11, 2012
“Herinneringen aan Hotel Polen”
by Lyangelo Vasquez
Op 9 mei 1977 komt er door een grote brand een einde aan een beroemd en historisch hotel in het centrum van Amsterdam. Bert Rietveld werkt van 1947 tot 1976 in Hotel Polen, eerst als boekhouder en later als directeur. Voor Andere Tijden spreek ik hem over zijn band met het hotel.
“Hotel Polen was gewoon een monument”, vertelt Bert Rietveld met trots. “Het liep van het Rokin aan de ene zijde en liep door tot aan de Kalverstraat. Het was een hotel van enige naam in Amsterdam en het bezat bovendien een bepaalde uitstraling, een grandeur. In de periode dat ik er werkte kwamen er allerlei gasten van een bepaald niveau; rijke families uit de provincies, handelaren en aristocraten van een slag die je tegenwoordig niet meer tegenkomt. Vooral het café-restaurant op de begane grond was prachtig.”
(Source: anderetijden.nl)
May 11, 2012
“De hel in Hotel Polen”
Mooi in de gidsen aangekondigd. De aflevering van Andere Tijden waar ik de research voor deed is zondag 13 mei om 21.15 uur te zien op Nederland 2.
Lees meer over de aflevering: De hel in Hotel Polen
May 4, 2012
“Worse than bad”
Over the last 50 years Shell has helped turn the Niger Delta into the world’s largest oil spill. #Worsethanbad demands immediate action from Shell to take responsibility for the pollution they’ve caused. http://worsethanbad.org/
April 1, 2012
“Back to the square”
Tegenlicht (VPRO): Een jaar na de euforie op het Tahrirplein is het doel van de demonstranten bij lange na niet bereikt. Het land wordt met harde hand geregeerd en democratie is ver te zoeken.
#machteloosheid #vastberadenheid
March 29, 2012
First day of shooting in Amsterdam for an Andere Tijden documentary about the terrible fire that hit Hotel Polen in 1977.
March 13, 2012
KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.
The ‘KONY 2012’ short internet documentary has become an internet hype. The background as well as perspectives of this campaign and organization have sparked controversy. I would prefer not to cover that ground, seeing as I am not well enough informed on the matter. One thing about this campaign is clear to me however. It is much more about influencing US foreign policy, and getting US politicians to take action, than anything else. In that it reminds me very much of the Obama 2008 campaign. It’s potent, hopeful and inspiring.
Obama 2008 was very successful. Arresting Kony is another matter entirely. I hope it will be successful also, of course. But I’m particularly very curious to see whether claims by the makers of KONY 2012 about “the global community” and “a world with new rules” come true. Social media can be empowering. We’ve seen that in the Arab Spring for example. But how effective are social media in effecting US foreign policy? Can a global response to an online hype/movement cause the US government to intervene in Africa?
[read more about the controversy surrounding Invisible Children]
March 6, 2012
Hotel Polen was a hotel of great renown in the centre of Amsterdam. Its origins could be traced back to 1500. The building burned down in 1977. 33 people died in one of the most dramatic fires to hit Amsterdam after the Second World War.
I lived shortly in the hideous office building that now stands in Hotel Polens place. In the dirty alley beside it, a monument to the victims goes mostly unnoticed. Used only by those looking to relieve themselves out of sight. The former glory of the prestigious hotel hopelessly lost.
A perfect subject for dutch history program Andere Tijden. I’m doing research for an episode that will be aired in May; speaking to survivors and firemen, visiting former hoteliers, and digging up old films and photo’s to tell the story.
March 4, 2012
Protest looks very different in North Korea. This raw footage was supplied by the North-Korean press agency, and shows a recent protest against enemy South Korea.
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