In Amsterdam’s Movie Museum, Fiona Tan explores the silent documentary material, buried deep in the archives more than a century ago. Impressive material depicts the everyday life of hardworking people who lived near the ocean. Fiona, an Australian of Indonesian heritage, began her studies in Amsterdam in 1988. During this time, she kept receiving her father’s letters where he talked about life back home, his grandson, his dog, the world’s political scene, and the economic race. The parallel reading of these letters through archival material creates an audiovisual stream of consciousness enhanced by a skillful soundtrack, uncovering the subtle connection between image and sound, then and now, the Netherlands and Indonesia, trade and colonialism, father and daughter.