Not My DEBT

Documentary about two former students abroad and the impact of avoiding high student debt and the consequences of a passport blockade.

Annick Luijkx · Omroep ZWART, NPO 3, NPO Start · Realized (2024) · 30"

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Omroep ZWART, NPO 3, 3LAB, NPO Start

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Director: Annick Luijkx

Camerawoman & color grader: Patricia Gooijer

Editor: Loëlle Monsanto

Researcher: Gaiwa Slooten

Audio editor: Olivier Terpstra

Drone operator: Mike Helsloot

Content Coordinator 3LAB: Sara Moeniralam

Editor-in-chief Omroep ZWART: Tino Stuij

Production Manager: Bas Bouman

Producer: Julian Klop

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Synopsis

In almost every country in the world, Dutch alumni live with student debts. Of the more than 99,000 Dutch alumni abroad, 26,000 are untraceable for DUO. The documentary 'Not My Debt' portrays two alumni abroad: Willemijn (24) and Pascal (35), showing the impact of a high student debt and the consequences of a passport blockade. The documentary aims to create awareness about the psychological and social consequences of a high student debt and to get a young target group thinking about taking out a student loan from DUO.

“If I had walked into the bank at the age of 18 and said: “Hey, can I borrow 90,000 euros?”, they would have said no, so why could I do that with the government?” - Willemijn

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