- Jan Banning
May 4th 1954, Almelo
Dutch photographer and artist. Banning was born in the Netherlands from Dutch-East-Indies parents. He studied social and economic history at the Radboud University Nijmegen, and has been working as a photographer since 1981. A central theme of Banning's practice is state power, having produced series about the long-term consequences of war and the world of government bureaucracy.
Documentaire ‘Omdat wij mooi waren’. De titel geeft aan waarom juist deze meisjes werden misbruikt door de Japanse bezetters. Een gesprek met ‘troostmeisjes’ van toen.
Director: Frank van Osch
Interviews: Hilde Janssen
Photography: Jan Banning
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NOS Troostmeisjes / BECAUSE WE WERE BEAUTIFUL
‘Japanese cast-offs’ is what they are still called, the former Indonesian comfort women. During the second World War they were forced to carry out sexual activities in military brothels, encampments or Japanese barracks. In Because We Were Beautiful a number of women tell their story. About the systematic rapes, the humiliations, the fear and how this influenced their lives. A documentary full of shame, sorrow and reluctantly told life stories.Director: Frank van Osch
Interviews: Hilde Janssen
Photography: Jan Banning
Two books were published about this subject:
Comfort Women/ Troostmeisjes (www.janbanning.com) (Language: Dutch/English)
Schaamte en onschuld (www.hildejanssen.nl) (Language: Dutch)
This documentary was made with the support of: Ministerie van VWS, V-Fonds, VSB-fonds, NOS, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Professor van Winterfonds, Stichting Democratie en Media, Vocas.
More information:
www.vanoschfilms.nl | A documentary on the Dutch broadcasting service NOS. (Dutch spoken / subtitles) Direct Link
Datum uitzending: 15-08-2010
Tijdsduur: 01:00:28