Screen Documentary
Organizers:
Date:
May 28, 2026
Time:
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Entrance:
Free Entrance
Location:
Aula LSB Building, University of Aruba
Screening Documentary: Francisca Candida & Eugenio Candido Ecury
Description:
Francisca Candida & Eugenio Candido Ecury is a poignant short documentary commissioned by the National Archaeological Museum of Aruba (MANA). This film serves as a vital genealogical excavation, meticulously tracing the Ecury family lineage back to the era of colonial enslavement. By highlighting the lives of Francisca Candida and Eugenio Candido, the project seeks to bridge the gap between archival records and the lived human experience, offering a deeper understanding of Aruban social history. (© 2024 MANA)
To provide context for this screening, Rebecca will be discussing the extensive research and development phase of the project—exploring how she navigated historical archives to reconstruct a narrative that had been obscured for generations.
Speaker:
In 1998 Rebecca Roos started her own production company through which she produces and directs documentaries, PSA’s, corporate and institutional videos, as well as feature and short films. Besides producing her own projects, she also functions as local producer, fixer and/or production manager on international commercial campaigns, films, reality TV shows and photoshoots. Between 2011 and 2016 she was actively involved with the organization of the Aruba International Film Festival. Between 2014 and 2018 Roos taught the class “The moving image as a medium in art” for the preparatory course at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Aruba and between 2018 and 2022 she was one of the guest lecturers of international workshops and higher studies at the renowned EICTV film school in Cuba, including providing a workshop in Rwanda in 2018, and online workshops for the UNESCO Transcultura Program.
Since 2023 Rebecca started offering her workshops in Aruba. The workshops include documentary filmmaking, film development and visual storytelling. Rebecca has produced over 20 documentaries, 20 Corporate and/or institutional videos, 1 feature film, 3 short films, over 10 PSA/Commercials, worked on reality TV shows and a large number of international commercial campaigns, photoshoots, and other audiovisual productions.
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