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 | November 2010 |
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]