indigenous peoples

A reportage about the various crafts, customs, and the culture of the Karo-Batak, an ethnic group in Sumatra.

A reportage about the tea company of the NILS (the Netherlands Indies Agricultural Syndicate) in Permanangan on the east coast of Sumatra.

A reportage about the rice culture in the Dutch East Indies, with a focus on processing the sawahs (wet rice fields).

Shots of various Karo-Batak crafts on Sumatra in 1917.

A two-part reportage about aspects of village life on Java, in the Dutch East Indies.

An industrial film in three parts about the business of the Royal Shipping Company in the port of Batavia (Jakarta).

Reportage about work and life in Tanjung Priok, the harbour of Batavia (Jakarta) around 1920.

Reportage about Sumatra, with varied images including the arrival of the boat from the Netherlands, the city of Medan, a resort on Lake Toba, a tea plantation, the palace of the Sultan of Deli, and the mosque in Medan.

A documentary that shows the various stages of rice growing in the dry fields among the Karo-Batak.

A promotional corporate film about the production and processing of sugar cane on Java, from planting to shipping.