Film+Talk: Banana Pancakes & The Children of the Sticky Rice

Backpackers love to travel to and discover new and untouched places. But how does it affect those villagers and their people? David van de Velde will give a short introduction talking about the impact of tourism, after which we will watch the beautiful documentary Banana Pancakes & The Children of the Sticky Rice.

About the film:

When a small village in rural Laos, reachable only by boat, becomes a backpacker destination the influx of tourists profoundly alters the village. The emerging market challenges the population and divides two childhood friends who compete for business.

Banana Pancakes and the Children of Sticky Rice is a complex East-meets-West story that is as rich as it is confrontational. While the backpackers visit the remote village in search of an authentic traditional experience, the inhabitants of the village seek the income and other amenities the west has to offer. The two worlds meet at the crossroads of their opposite desires: the one longing for authenticity, the other for modernity

Director: Daan Veldhuizen
Duration: 94 min
Subtitles: English

About the speaker:

David van de Velde is Impact Researcher at Impact Center Erasmus. From this role he works on helping a wide range of organizations understanding what impact means, and to get a better grasp of their impact. He also worked on projects related to the impact of tourism and recreation.