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In a world where time and space are absent, a young woman tries to rediscover love.

In 'to those who are here', Rotterdam city poet Dean Bowen paints a harsh and bleak picture of how we, the Dutch, ignore the sins of our colonial past.

Narrated by Rotterdam's city poet Dean Bowen with his memorial poem 'always a kind of onward' the viewer is challenged to relive the bombing of the city of Rotterdam on the 14th of May 1940. However, this time, in the context of the present. In a city rebuilt, a heedless community moves forward. The clock hits five 'o clock. Leftover wage slaves drip homewards; an old couple can't even remember each other's existence and a young pregnant woman struggles to find her way in an overcrowded subway. For just a moment, time freezes. Stuck in an infinite feedback loop. Until a colossal eruption awakens the city and embraces it in a blanket of black smoke. Taking everyone's breath.

VUOTO is a visual poem about a man that desperately is clinging onto the memories of a lost love. The more he tries to shape these memories into the present, the more he drifts away from reality.

From 1979 to 1996 Albert Knoppe run the largest jazz-club in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The tales of boxing legend Aad van Ravens.

Carrie Jansen about her work with Rotterdam's 'Queens of the Night' and the dark tales of prostitution.

Ton de Koning about punk, photography and the 80's in Rotterdam.

The notorious Van Rij brothers about their challenging ideas that the city of Rotterdam just wasn't yet ready for.

The failed Maaspopfestival almost meant the end of the Van Rij Brothers empire but thanks to their friend André Hazes they survived and turned Hazes into a superstar.

During the biggest pop-festival of the 70's Peter de Raaf sold left-winged literature to an upcoming generation.

During the drug epidemic of the late 80's, Rotterdam resurrected 'station-zero' next to central station Rotterdam. where heroin-addicts could use Methadon freely. Soon after heroin-addicts flooded the central station.

In the 70's Frank van der Muijden co-founded legendary pop-venue Eksit. There was one rule regarding the programming: no bands with hits.

The 60s was characterized by a generation that opposed the old norms and values. Provovacative writer Fer Weber talks about how he took part in shaping a generation.

DJ Rob about how he unintentionally invented the notorious gabber-sound at dance hall Parkzicht, Rotterdam.

It's 1977 and located in the pedestrian passage of Central station, Rotterdam you'll find world's smallest museum guarded by artists Hans Citroen and Bob van Persie.

Teddy Treurniet takes us to his musical 'temple' where he connected with poets, writers, musicians and all types of artists.

Jan and Glenn talk about their unforgettable memories of Rotterdam's oldest gay-bar 'De Cosmobar'.