HELLO YOU

June is International Pride Month. To celebrate this special month, Hello Zuidas and VU Pride organised the event Pride Cinema Zuidas on Thursday June 8th at Rialto VU. The movie Goodbye Stranger was shown – a debut of queer director Aaron Rookus.

Til (VU student) on the left and Eve Fatale (performer and AMFI student):

“I didn’t like the movie because it was too cliché for my taste. But the event program was stunning. The performances in particular were great. I was impressed by the how the event was set up. It was well organized and fun to meet a lot of different people.”

Alessandro Solci (Gemeente Amsterdam) on the right and his partner Jody Sharkey on the left: “Interesting how you see the city through the eyes of others. I live in De Pijp myself and the images of the city are very recognizable. I can link them to my own experiences. The story took a different turn than expected, which was very surprising. The event is great! It’s fantastic to see that so many people come together at Zuidas in this way.”

Elisa Schouten in the center (Project manager Diversity & Inclusion Hello Zuidas) together with Bustie La Tish & Maggie Leroux: “Niek Rood from VU Pride and I can claim with confidence that this was a very successful event! When Niek and I met last November during the anniversary of Hello Zuidas, we immediately clicked. We wanted to set up a fun project together and Pride Cinema Zuidas exceeded all our expectations. It is the mix of students, our members, residents, and other interested parties that made this evening so unique. If you would like more information about this event or if you would like to organize something in the field of D&I in the future, please feel free to contact me: elisa.schouten@hellozuidas.com ”

Kim Szabo on the right (Technical Producer Guerrilla Games) and Bruna Sponchiado (Developer Guerilla Games): “I really enjoyed the afternoon and this experience with Pride Cinema Zuidas. The event was also well organized and especially the moderator Bustie La Tish did an outstanding job with keeping the audience entertained. It was nice that the event was also aimed at expats; it felt very inclusive. I also like the Rialto VU location. I have never been there, but will definitely come back.”

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