Anansi the Spider De avonturen van Anansi de spin
Mijn ouders zijn gescheiden
The folk tales of Anansi the spider are centuries old. They tell of a spider who always outwits his opponents. The message being: you must be smart if you are not big and strong. These West African fairy tales were spread to countries including Surinam, the Dutch Antilles as well as to the Caribbean in general by the slave trade. There, they were passed on by word of mouth as well as constantly refined. Everyone knows them, while in the Netherlands and Europe few people have heard of Anansi.
In the Netherlands approximately one in three marriages fails and every year 86,000 children are told that their parents are getting divorced. A third of these children will experience a custody battle. Children tend not to talk much amongst themselves about tough situations at home and are loyal to both parents. This means they often face major dilemmas, are very sad and process that in silence. These four youth documentaries reveal how children deal with a divorced family situation.
Author Iven Cudogham thought Dutch children should also get to know Anansi. Last year, he brought the spider to the Netherlands through his children’s books and an exhibition at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. Now, there is this brand new, inclusive animation series for toddlers. Anansi the Spider’s global premiere will be at Cinekid.
PATRICK RAATS THE NETHERLANDS | 2021 | 8’ | 4+ FACTS
This series’ objective is to give these children a voice and to open up their stories for discussion. For instance, Levin (9) is trying to find our why her parents are divorced by drawing, modelling in clay and making up stories. Din (12) prefers to express himself through football instead of talking. Children also look back at the moment their parents told them: we are getting divorced.
EEF HILGERS, TIM VAN GILS, NINA DE VRIENDT, HUIBERT VAN WIJK THE NETHERLANDS | 2021 | 15’ | 9+ FACTS
Dutch title De avonturen van Anansi de spin Producer Michiel Snijders,
Dutch title Mijn ouders zijn gescheiden Producer Willemijn Cerutti
Arnoud Rijken, Iven Cudogham Screenwriter Iven Cudogham,
Screenwriter Eef Hilgers, Tim van Gils, Nina de Vriendt, Huibert
Arnoud Rijken, Michiel Snijders Editor Arnoud Rijken Composer
van Wijk Editor Joël Hielckert, Augustine Huijsser Composer Jillis
Kim Arzbach Leading actors Rogier Comproe, Shirma Rouwse,
Schriel, Daan Ares, Jaap Sijben, Leleane Lindenaar Production
Roué Verveer, Arjen Ederveen, Janouk Kelderman Production
company Cerutti Film, The Netherlands, willemijn@ceruttifilm.nl,
company il Luster, The Netherlands, info@illuster.nl, www.illuster.nl
www.ceruttifilm.nl Broadcaster Evangelische Omroep
Sales company ODMedia, The Netherlands, info@odmedia.com, www.odmedia.com Broadcaster KRO-NCRV
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