Tante Iki (Aunt Iki)

Sigrid Koetse (1935), award-winning actress and 'grande dame' of the Dutch theater, lived most of her life in the public eye, always surrounded by a crowd of admirers. Now, she spends her winter years secluded in her Amsterdam home struggling with the silence of life without applause. With this powerful short documentary, filmmaker Wytse Koetse (1979) brings his remarkable aunt back into the limelight, unlocking memories of the past that shape her life today.