Stones Have Laws

2019· 100 min★ 7.0· Documentary

An immersive initiation into the life of a Maroon community in the former Dutch colony of Suriname. Combining stories of African ancestral traditions and escaped slavery with enacted contemporary rituals, the film explores how the community’s powerful ties to the land have become endangered as industries threaten to devastate the region through deforestation and mining.

Director: Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan, Tolin Erwin Alexander