In a foreword, Biran discusses the first films screened in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and their development, beginning in 1900 and continuing until the mid-1920s.
Di kata pengantar, Biran membahas film-film pertama yang ditayangkan di Hindia Belanda (sekarang Indonesia) dan perkembangannya sejak 1900 hingga pertengahan 1920-an.