I'm Never Afraid!

I'm Never Afraid!
Directed by Willem Baptist
Produced by Mete Gümurhhan
Written by Willem Baptist
Starring Mack Bouwense
Cinematography Dirk-Jan Kerkkamp
Edited by Albert Markus
Release dates
November 2010
Running time
25 minutes
Country Netherlands
Language Dutch

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]

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

  1. Bowers, Jeffrey (2013-03-27). "I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'I'm Never Afraid!' | VICE Australia / NZ". Vice.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  2. "kleine-grosse-helden-tv". tvmovie.de.
  3. "I'm Never Afraid! | IDFA 2013". Idfa.nl. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  4. Willem Baptist. "I'm Never Afraid!". Slamdance.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  5. "EYE International | Dutch youth cinema at Sprockets". International.eyefilm.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  6. "Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy". Krakowfilmfestival.pl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  7. "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). volkskrant.nl. 2012-04-05.
  8. "ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-valt-in-vs-in-de-prijzen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 2012-04-05.
  9. "Ik-ben-echt-niet-bang-wint-opnieuw-filmprijs-in-VS" (in Dutch). parool.nl. 2012-04-05.
  10. "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. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  11. "Grand Jury Winners — Atlanta Film Festival". Atlantafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  12. "Winnaars 2011 | Cinekid" (in Dutch). Cinekid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  13. "Genomineerden 2011 | Beeld en Geluid". Beeldengeluid.nl. Retrieved 2013-10-05.

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