
A Story, A Story
Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.
Experience legends and fairytales of old as you should: on charming 16mm prints!

Behold: legends and fairy tales of old! Literally recovered from a past long forgotten, these tales will take you back in time, to magical places, ancient kingdoms, or even to a happy fairytale land from many decades ago: Holland. Film collector Roloff de Jeu has brought together an eclectic mix of childhood favourites, studio gems, independently created mishaps and so much more, including a Superman-like mouse, a bad wolf, wacky knights, a pranking tailor apprentice... Experience oldies as you should: on charming 16mm film prints!

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.


Tuyl is bij kleermakers in de leer, met wie hij allerlei streken uithaalt.

When a Dutch wolf puts the snatch on a Dutch-damsel-in-distress, the Holland-visiting Might Mouse comes to her rescue. As always, the Super Mighty Mouse, has a few problems before the villain is dispatched, but comes though in the end.

A cheery tune in a Dutch kitchen; the girl on the plate and the salt shaker boy are in love. They dance. The girls on the blue plates join in. An evil-looking vinegar bottle comes after them with the mortgage for their windmill. The boy has just 30 minutes to get the money. The piggy bank only yields one cent.

Animated version of the fairy tale of the Russian boy Peter and his hunt for a raiding wolf, presented to the music of Sergei Prokofiev.

Big Anthony, left alone with Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot, runs into trouble when he decides to show the townspeople how it works.

Red Riding Hood is accompanied by Fiddler Pig and Piper Pig as she takes a shortcut through the forest to deliver food to her sick grandmother.