Ester Eva Damen

Second part in the Whisper Wind trilogy. As the Fishesis the visual answer by filmmaker Ester Eva Damen to a Frisian poem by Nynke Laverman.

In the Whisper Wind trilogy Frisian poets Tsead Bruinja, Nynke Laverman and Elmar Kuiper together with director Ester Eva Damen created a series of visual narratives, each centered around a Frisian poem. Ester Eva lived part of her childhood in Friesland. She returned with the camera to reconnect with the landscape and people. Listening to Frisian language brought back forgotten feelings. Nynke Laverman is a singer and theater maker. Ester Eva was inspired by a song text by Nynke: Kom as de fisken / calm mei iepen eagen / sûnder seare wurden. (Come like the fish / calm with open eyes / without sore words). As de Fisken was created with dancer Sabrina Huth.