Kamil Nalbantoglu – Forever Laborer

Video portrait by Fadime Demir
28 Apr 25
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Kamil Nalbantoglu – Forever Laborer

Video portrait by Fadime Demir
28 Apr 2025

Kamil Nalbantoglu came to Amsterdam from Turkey in 1968. In the video, he shares his memories of his time at the NDSM wharf, his loyalty to the place and life as a worker.

Audio only available in Dutch.

Credits:

The video portraits were made by documentary filmmaker Fadime Demir and commissioned by the Amsterdam Museum. They were previously shown during the Amsterdam Museum's 2012 exhibition 'Turkish Pioneers in Amsterdam'.

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