I'm Never Afraid! (Dutch: Ik ben echt niet bang!) is a 2010 Dutch Super 16mm[1] documentary film about Mack Bouwense an eight-year-old professional motorcross racer who has a mirrored heart, a condition known as dextrocardia. It is directed by award-winning Dutch filmmaker Willem Baptist and broadcast by VPRO on 20 November 2010. In German and French speaking countries the documentary was broadcast by ARTE.[2]
| I'm Never Afraid! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Willem Baptist |
| Written by | Willem Baptist |
| Produced by | Mete Gümurhhan |
| Starring | Mack Bouwense |
| Cinematography | Dirk-Jan Kerkkamp |
| Edited by | Albert Markus |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,[3] and screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide including BFI London Film Festival, Slamdance,[4] Sprockets; Toronto Film Festival,[5] and Kraków Film Festival.[6] It won multiple international awards[7][8][9] including a Golden Gate Award at San Francisco International Film Festival,[10] Documentary Short Grand Jury Prize at Atlanta Film Festival,[11] and a Kinderkast Jury award non-fiction at Cinekid Festival.[12] In 2011, the documentary was nominated for a broadcast award for Best Children Programme at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.[13]
References edit
- ^ Bowers, Jeffrey (2013-03-27). "I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I'm Never Afraid!' | VICE Australia / NZ". Vice.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "kleine-grosse-helden-tv". tvmovie.de. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "I'm Never Afraid! | IDFA 2013". Idfa.nl. 2013-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Willem Baptist. "I'm Never Afraid!". Slamdance.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "EYE International | Dutch youth cinema at Sprockets". International.eyefilm.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy". Krakowfilmfestival.pl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). volkskrant.nl. 2012-04-05.
- ^ "ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-valt-in-vs-in-de-prijzen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 2012-04-05.
- ^ "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). parool.nl. 2012-04-05.
- ^ "55th San Francisco International Film Festival Winners Announced at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony Wedndesday, May 2 - San Francisco Film Society". Sffs.org. 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Grand Jury Winners — Atlanta Film Festival". Atlantafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Winnaars 2011 | Cinekid" (in Dutch). Cinekid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "Genomineerden 2011 | Beeld en Geluid". Beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
