In our series ‘4Hoog tells a story’ artistic director Frans Van der Aa tells a story from the book 'Bij uil thuis' (At owl’s home) by Arnold Lobel.

Many African villages in Ivory Coast are witnessing change over time, yet, "Latt", the spiritual master of the Boubouri village continues to adhere to teaching the customs and traditions of “the Celebration of the Generations.” His attempt to preserve his ancestors’ legacy takes place at a time when the youth of the village show indifference to these cultural practices. The spiritual master’s struggle to maintain the ancestral tradition is put forward in the film as he faces a number of difficulties when passing the ceremonial habits of “the Celebration of the Generations.” It is through his son and many young people that the master works at preserving the identity and customs of the Adjoukrou people and the Boubouri village in spite of the new generation’s disregard of the tradition and the cultural heritage it bears.

The Parelsnoer Festival in Laaktheater was a closing event for the project 'Een Snoer van Parels' (“a string of pearls”) that took place in the libraries of Transvaal, Escamp, Schilderswijk, Segbroek and Laakkwartier.

On Friday, January 28th, 2011, protests were called all over Egypt asking for the step down of Mubarak's Regime. This came after 3 days of unprecedented demonstrations in the country against the 30 years rule of Hosni Mubarak. As the Regime decided to shut down all internet and mobile phone lines, protestors followed the proposal to gather at mosques and start the protests right after friday prayers. In Cairo, the goal was to march to Tahrir from several points and end up protesting at the Square. This movie gathers the footage filmed 10 years ago following one of this marches toward Tahrir Square