Notes from Brussels
Screening Notes from Brussels -
three women in pursuit of their European dream
Followed by a discussion with director Nadine van Loon & panelists from the central bank of The Netherlands (in collaboration with
Female Capital & JongDNB), Legal Women and UVA’s Study Association for European Studies.
The documentary Notes from Brussels (79 minutes, 2021, English subtitles) is now also coming to Amsterdam! We hope to see you at the screening on July 4th in Het Ketelhuis. Buy your tickets via: https://www.ketelhuis.nl/films/notes-from-brussels/
What sacrifices are we willing to make to maintain our trajectory career? What choices would we reconsider in hindsight? Nadine van Loon’s documentary debut ‘Notes from Brussels’ follows three women and their drive to keep ahead in Brussels’ fast-paced institutions as they pursue their European dream.
‘Notes from Brussels’ shows the human face behind the ‘Brussels bubble’. The documentary interweaves three intimate portraits of women in different phases of their life; a young French political assistant in the European Parliament, a Polish trade journalist and a German top EU official. The film “allows you to pause and reflect, together with the main characters, on more fundamental questions”.
The women’s personal stories are a reminder of why ‘Europe’ was created and how authoritarian tendencies
threaten our rule of law and democratic freedoms; themes that have taken on an added layer of meaning in light of Russian’s invasion of
Ukraine.
For reviews and interviews: https://www.notesfrombrussels.eu/#press
“An intriguing time document that encourages discussion”.
De Filmkrant
“Precisely because European freedom is still so fragile, maintaining it requires so much sacrifice. The documentary makes this
clear in a subtle and personal way”.
Clingendael Spectator
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