Felix de Rooy

Directing

Felix de Rooy

Born 1952-11-03 · Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Acting credits

Buladó poster
6.8

Headstrong girl Kenza lives with her father Ouira and grandfather Weljo on a car wrecking yard in the countryside of Curaçao. The two men are opposites that don't particularly attract: Ouira is a determined and rational police officer, while Weljo identifies with the original inhabitants and spirituality of the island. As Weljo wishes to prepare his passing to the world of spirits, the relationship between Ouira en Weljo starts to escalate and the eleven-year-old Kenza searches for her own path in-between the two extremes. The down-to-earth and avoidant mentality of Ouira no longer offers her all that she needs and slowly she opens up to the more mystical and comforting traditions of her grandfather.

Buladó

2020

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7.5

In 1944, resistance hero Boy Ecury was executed by a German firing squad at the age of 22. In this historical drama, Dundun Ecury, a business man from Aruba, travels to the Netherlands in 1947 to search for his son’s body. Here, he relives the courageous Boy’s tragic history. When Dundun meets Boy’s suspected murderer, he is confronted with a painful revelation and himself. Inspired by Ted Schouten’s book Boy, een Antilliaanse jongen in het Nederlands verzet.

Boy Ecury

2003

Nomad in No Man's Land poster
NR

As the first artist in the Dutch Kingdom freely using his work to explain what it means to be queer and Caribbean, Felix de Rooy broaches some sensitive subjects. Despite the relevance and artistic value of his works, he is not included in the white art scene. This documentaryconfronts viewers with the volatility of life, when Felix suffers a stroke. Next, something surprising happens: As a result of a changing social awareness, young creatives of colour look back and realise on whose shoulders they are standing. And there is a retrospective of De Rooy’s work at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Suddenly, Felix gets the acknowledgement he deserves.

Nomad in No Man's Land

2025

Behind the camera

Jörgen Raymann In Holland is my home poster
NR

Even after Swallow, Slave Or Not Addicted now the third show namely in Holland Mine House Jörgen Raymann. Jörgen has past 2 years this show screened in all theaters throughout the Netherlands. Important detail: All performance were completely sold out! The reactions after the shows were called very good, especially the press was full of praise for the show, which lasts about 2 hours. Jörgen grows after every show he presents. After some years the boards have been able Raymann now like a house on stage. And that's exactly what this show is about. A brilliant show full of humor but also very sharp, serious and politically charged topics. If you have not seen the show in the theater, this is your chance to watch it yet.

Jörgen Raymann In Holland is my home

2006

Jörgen Raymann: Even Slikken poster
10.0

Even Slikken (2000) is the sixth show of Jörgen Raymann. He performed in the Zuidplein Theatre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The show was a Dutch production and was very well received by the press. One year later the show was released on DVD and CD.

Jörgen Raymann: Even Slikken

2000

Desiree poster
6.8

Set in Brooklyn, New York this Dutch film is based on a true story that appeared on a New York newspaper in 1980. Desirée lives in the past. A series of flashbacks expose us to her psychologically troubled childhood very much affected by a promiscous mother.

Desiree

1984

Almacita, Soul of Desolato poster
10.0

During a protracted drought, Solem (Marian Rolle) uses her magical powers to protect her village from evil spirits. She also provides food, searching the wilderness for edible plants. During one foraging mission, she encounters an evil spirit who impregnates her. Solem's fellow villagers believe her power to be derived from her virginity, and when she gives birth they ostracize her. She then embarks on a quest to purify herself and restore balance to the world.

Almacita, Soul of Desolato

1986

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NR

A cosmic chess game between a king and a Rasta Sadhu.

Chess Game

2005

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story poster
6.3

Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava

Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story

1990

Jörgen Raymann: Slaaf of niet verslaafd poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jörgen Raymann: Slaaf of niet verslaafd

2004