Zaïde Bil

A Short documentary inpired by the life and work of Marc Didden.

On the border of Surinam and French Guyana, indigenous Wayana territory is overrun by intruders. Illegal gold miners poison the river, missionaries repress indigenous identity, and even doctors with the best intentions leave marks that are often silently violent. The Wayana call these intruders Parasisi.

Thom’s best friend is Stoffel, a 25-year-old Shetland pony. Their friendship is special, because Thom is a boy on the autism spectrum and he doesn’t make friends easily. But the inevitable happens. Thom is getting bigger and won’t fit much longer on Stoffel’s back.

Thom’s best friend is Stoffel, a 25-year-old Shetland pony. Their friendship is special, because Thom is a boy on the autism spectrum and he doesn’t make friends easily. But the inevitable happens. Thom is getting bigger and won’t fit much longer on Stoffel’s back.

Thom’s best friend is Stoffel, a 25-year-old Shetland pony. Their friendship is special, because Thom is a boy on the autism spectrum and he doesn’t make friends easily. But the inevitable happens. Thom is getting bigger and won’t fit much longer on Stoffel’s back.

Four children bring us to the visitors' room of a prison, where they reunite with their mom or dad twice a week. They end up in a world that isn’t built with them in mind, and a situation they never chose.