DUTCH STORIES -Paul de Nooijer Gerbrand Burger Taatske Pieterson Tim Leyendekker Jan Ketelaars Paul van den Wildenberg Kees Hin
Six experimental films by Dutch makers investigating various possibilities of storytelling. From “Little Red Riding Hood as told by 165 Dutchmen” to an observatory documentary on Amsterdam’s wastelands – old and new works are put aside each other in a selection of films inviting the viewer to look beyond the surface and making his own conclusions. The story here is just a starting point and opens the way for fascinating exploration of film as a medium. Duration: 92mi.
Selected by Marta Jurkiewicz
All films are from the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Paul de Nooijer
TOURING HOLLAND BY BICYCLE
Netherlands, 1981, 16 mm, 4 min
TOURING HOLLAND BY BICYCLE
A typical Dutch tableau. Cycling rapidly through the living room, de Nooijer winks to learning master Frans Zwartjes.
Gerbrand Burger
RIHLA
Netherlands, 2009, HD video, 10 min 40 sec
RIHLA
Rihla is the story of a man who travels from east to west. The film shows a kaleidoscopic view of the West and reflects on Occidentalism and mutual perception. The story is based on fragments of literature, from Arabic and Islamic countries, describing cities and countries of the West. The literature that is used originates from the 14th century until today. Different times and perspectives mix and intersect, all coming together in the narrative of the main character.
Taatske Pieterson
ONE PERSON / LUCY
Netherlands, 2006, 35 mm, 3 min 30 sec
ONE PERSON / LUCY
There are thousands of reasons that can cause the death of one person, but only just a few that cause the death of thousands of people.
Tim Leyendekker
THE HEALERS
Netherlands, 2010, 35 mm, 9 min 40 sec
THE HEALERS
The gay party scene presented in a triptych: the thrills of the night, the location, the date. With a surgeon’s ambition, director Leyendekker dissects a social environment held together by illusions.
Jan Ketelaars, Paul van den Wildenberg
TERRAIN VAGUE
Netherlands, 1992, 16 mm, 48 min
TERRAIN VAGUE
Short documentary in which the filmmakers go in search of the users of the often fallow land on the edge of Amsterdam. They find e.g. urban nomads, allotment-keepers, dog trainers and men who fight wars with paint guns.
Kees Hin
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, AS TOLD BY ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DUTCHMEN
Netherlands, 1976, 35 mm, 18 min
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, AS TOLD BY ONE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DUTCHMEN
Inhabitants of a street in Haarlem, the Netherlands tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, each of them using 15 words.