I'm Never Afraid!

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 byWillem Baptist
Written byWillem Baptist
Produced byMete Gümurhhan
StarringMack Bouwense
CinematographyDirk-Jan Kerkkamp
Edited byAlbert Markus
Release date
November 2010
Running time
25 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  3. "I'm Never Afraid! | IDFA 2013". Idfa.nl. 2013-08-01. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  11. "Grand Jury Winners — Atlanta Film Festival". Atlantafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-11. 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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