Sven Peetoom (1993) is an Indo-Dutch director and screenwriter with a focus on stories about the colonial legacy of the Netherlands. He has made several documentaries, including Indisch Zwijgen (2022) and Tussen Wal en Schip (2024), co-directed with Juliette Dominicus.
For the latter, he received a Kryllen Film Award, was nominated for the KNF Prize of the Dutch Film Critics at the NFF, and the film attracted 42,000 cinema visitors.
His latest documentary, Mama’ku, will be released in cinemas in 2026.
Sven is selected for Vrijplaats Archive.
