TANZANIA TRANSIT

Jeroen VAN VELZEN - Pays-Bas

Synopsis

A train crosses Tanzania, moving microcosm of the East African system of corruption, oppression and poverty. Three main characters, passengers on this train, tell their life stories, reflecting on the strength needed to survive in this society.

Film details

Genre : Feature Documentary
Duration : 75 minutes
Year of production : 2018
Country : Pays-Bas
Screenwriter : Jeroen Van Velzen - Esther Eenstroom
Cinematography : Niels van Koevorden
Editor : Patrick Minks
Director : Jeroen VAN VELZEN
Production company : SNG Film






Jeroen van Velzen (1979, Heerlen) grew up abroad and lived in Kenya, India and South Africa. In 2009 he graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Study Documentary. Wavumba, his feature debut, won the 2012 Tribeca Documentary Award. Tanzania Transit won Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2018.