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- The Price Of Sugar tells the alternately gripping, romantic and heart-wrenching story of Sarith and Mini-Mini as they grow up on the sugar plantations of Suriname in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Where Sarith is the most beautiful woman in the colony, the mulatto Mini-Mini is forever in her shadow, slave to her own half-sister.
- Writer and daughter of the first president of Suriname Cynthia McLeod (1936) has a mission; giving a voice to Elisabeth Samson (1715 - 1771); the first freeborn and first black, female millionaire of Suriname.
- After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early '60s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through many battles, both personal and political. As Edie says, We just went on with this talent we have for wrestling joy from the shit. Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir (THE BRANDON TEENA STORY) return with a love story of two remarkable women whose commitment to each other is an inspiration to us all.
- Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary.
- After its former president Dési Bouterse is convicted for murder, the people of Suriname remain bitterly divided. Opponents and supporters of the ex-president are unable to put the country's turbulent history behind them. Ananta Khemradj (32) wants to know what it takes to reunite the Surinamese people.
- Filmed between a large-scale underground mine in post-war Serbia and an illegal mining collective in the tropical heat of Suriname, Good Luck is a visceral non-fiction portrait of hope and sacrifice in a time of global economic turmoil.
- TV Mini Series
- Seven-year-old Sammy from Almere goes on vacation to her aunt Sjaan in Paramaribo, where she discovers the different cultures of Suriname and makes new friends.
- In the 18th Century Amazon jungle, freedom fighter Boni leads a slave revolt. Pursued by the colonial army, Boni builds a formidable fortress in the middle of a swamp. This 'Fort Buku' has since mysteriously disappeared.
- Sandra Samson, a young Surinamese woman in her early twenties is coming to terms with the fact that she's gay.
- World War II propaganda film made to show an American audience that the Dutch were and would continue to be valuable allies in the fight against the Axis powers.
- Sita is a Hindu girl from Suriname who lives with her family in The Netherlands. Trying to assimilate to Dutch culture, she looks for a job, while still learning traditional Hindu classical dance and helping with a Hindu wedding. The different cultures, traditions and religions must all confront each other.
- This Traveltalk entry visits a Djuka tribal village in Dutch Guiana, which would later be called Suriname. The Djuka are descendants of west Africans who escaped from ships that were taking them to slave markets in America in the 16th century.
- A country where the former dictator is elected president, helped by young voters. Young journalist Ananta wants to know why she and her whole generation grew up without knowledge of the atrocities committed in the 1980's.
- 2016– 7mTV EpisodeMost people don't realize that South America is just as much east of North America as it is south of it. That leads to many misconceptions. So you may not know that South America is closer to Africa than to Miami. It's also a very long continent so the distance from northern Brazil to Southern Brazil is farther than from Brazil to Canada.
- Suriname found itself in conflict with its neighbors as a result of European conflicts. First were the border disputes while the Europeans argued the about the rivers that defined the borders. Then it was dragged into World War Two in support of the Allies while French Guiana was controlled by the Nazis after France fell to them.