Filmmaker Mildred Roethof follows icon Cynthia McLeod on a dizzying journey through our colonial past. McLeod has a quest; to bring attention to Elisabeth Samson, the first freeborn black woman and millionaire of Suriname during the peak of the trans-Atlantic slavery era. Women were scarcely featured in historical works, let alone a black woman. McLeod debunks created falsehoods, myths, and stereotypes through in-depth factual research.

"The President’s Daughter & the Richest Freeborn Lady" is a film about two sharp women whose insights shed a surprising light on the Netherlands' "sorry". We see McLeod in the Amazon rainforest, with Prime Minister Rutte in his office, and with President Santokhi in the Presidential Palace during the chaos of the Dutch apologies. McLeod speaks openly and movingly about aging, surrender, life and death, determination, and her final wish. A strong personality with a great sense of humor, she still embraces life to the fullest and continues to advocate for social issues within Dutch and Surinamese society.