My Sister Came by Today screenplay in development 2008
This new film project, that Aliefka is working on with director Yan Ting Yuen, was selected for the 2008 session of Sundance Independent Producer's Conference. Aliefka and Yan Ting were awarded development money by the Dutch Filmfund. The fund has also reserved 400.000,- euro's in financing for the production of this film.
'My Sister Came by Today' is about Jade (33 half-Chinese) who loses her husband and daughter in a tragic accident and decides she no longer wants to live. It is not a moralistic study about whether or not we have the right to end our own lives. In fact, that's a given. Themewise it focuses on how the world is incapable of reacting naturally to someone's death wish. You can't allow a loved one to just die.
Watch one of Yan Ting's documentaries: Yang Ban Xi - the 8 model works.
De Beeldenaar column 2008
Aliefka wrote a column about a few 17th Century Dutch coins she came across while in the North of Brazi (Recife)l. It was published in a magazine called 'De Beeldenaar', October 2008. You can read the column here (Dutch).
Fasten Your Seatbelt! short stories published 2008
A book of short stories by a new generation of Dutch writers centered around the theme of air travel. Aliefka's story is entitled 'No Mercy' and plays on modern day preconceptions. Publishing house: Trademark, Amsterdam. Fasten Your Seatbelt website here
Film newspaper/Filmkrant monthly column 2007
'The Filminstitute' is a behind the scenes -spill it all- fictitional column focusing on what would happen if Dutch government were to ever conglomorate the various governmental insitutions currently working in film. Aliefka wrote this column under the pseudonym of Noa Fenenga. The character Noa was the assistant to the CEO of the Dutch Filminstitute. See here .
Sandblasted/Gezandstraald novel published 2007
This is Aliefka's first novel. It was published by publishing house Augustus in Amsterdam and longlisted for the Debutant award 2007. Read more here (Dutch).
Solo screenplay 2007
Aliefka was commissioned to write this screenplay by the Dutch Filmfund and selected for the North by Northwest screenplay programme of the EU. Solo tells the three stories of Anna, Joan and Leena who live on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Using a narrative structure and style that mirrors the island's culturally diverse society, Solo is a Caribbean tragedy. Currently looking for a producer.
Love Rules/Liefde Bestaat poems 2007
Love Rules is a documentary by Farshad Aria. It is about a group of artists who created tombstones for eight deceased asylum seekers. Nobody knows why they died or who they even were. The artists wanted to give them some form of an identity. Aliefka wrote poems connected to the lost lives, which were read on screen by the artists. Read Aliefka’s poems here (Dutch).
Milo's Law/De Wet Volgens Milo TV series 2005
Aliefka worked as one of the writers in a team of five for this TV show about a young lawyer. It was broadcasted in Holland (Net 5) and Belgium (VTM).
X & The Wildmen 9 min. film 2004
Aliefka wrote and directed this short film about a woman who survives an aggressive drug-infested night by escaping into her alter ego X. Selected for the Dutch Filmfestival. See here.
Tramp 50 min. film 2004
Aliefka wrote & directed this experimental film with Nestor Sanz. They also did the camerawork together. It is about a young film student who becomes a victim of her own needs when she stalks a tramp with her camera. She is drawn into a mind chilling game of reverse psychology.
The South/Het Zuiden feature film 2004
Aliefka worked as an executive assistant to the producer for this feature film - directed by Martin Koolhoven. This film is about a woman who loses touch with reality after having had a breast amputated due to cancer. More information here.
Adrenaline feature film 2003
Aliefka co-wrote the screenplay with director Roel Reiné. When Jason's girlfriend -Freya- disappears, he learns things are not always what they seem. His search for the truth behind who she really was leads him to an illegal gang of thrill seekers. More information here .
Get In The Pit music video 2003
Aliefka directed, edited and did 2nd camerawork for this music video. Group:Milwaukee Wildmen, Get in the Pit was from their album Psychosomatic. See their website here .
Swingers feature film 2003
Aliefka was production supervisor and script-editor to this film, directed by Stephan Brenninkmeijer. About Diana and Julian who decide to explore the 'swinging' scene and invite a couple over for the weekend. All four are confronted with hidden emotions. More here.
Miscellaneous older work
Home, 2001
Theatre play written by Aliefka and directed by Ruurt de Maeschalk. Performed in Cosmic Theatre.
Family, 2001
Aliefka translated this play which was written by Maria Goos to English.
Seven Servants, 1999
Short story (Dutch) written by Aliefka and published in Vrij Nederland (# 33, pg. 51).
Various publications for (Legal) Journals, 1998 - 2000
Aliefka worked as a researcher for the University of Amsterdam for a while. In this capacity she published various articles: a chapter on works councils in a book entitled 'De volwassen OR' (publisher - Samsom), an article in 'Tijdschrijft voor Sociaal Recht' (publisher Kluwer, a magazine for which she was also editorial administrator), and she wrote monthly articles for 'Rechtspraak voor Medezeggenschap' (Samsom).